Sr. Database Administrator - Turnitin.com

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator who thinks in clever
ways to solve problems of scale and load with elegant solutions. Our
database team supports several postgres databases up to 500+GB each over 50
database servers across four data centers. As a senior member of this team,
you will work closely with QA, engineering, and project management to help
us bring automation, stability, and general awesomeness into this
architecture.
 Responsibilities:

   - Setup and maintenance of postgres master-slave clusters utilizing
   streaming replication (Slony a bonus, but not required)
   - Cross-datacenter disaster recovery and backup architecture
   - Performance monitoring and optimization
   - Query optimization and troubleshooting
   - Close collaboration with engineering on schema additions and updates
   utilizing Liquibase
   - Participation in week-long on-call rotations

Requirements:

   - 5+ years of experience administering PostgreSQL databases
   - Experience with automation tools such as CFEngine, Chef, or Puppet
   - Thorough understanding of normal forms, and when to break them
   - Solid scripting skills
   - Experience with Zabbix, Nagios, Cacti, Graphite or similar monitoring
   tools
   - Ability to drive a project from inception to completion
   - Enthusiasm for solving challenging problems
   - Undergraduate Degree or equivalent experience

  To apply for this position, please email
[email protected]<[email protected]?subject=Senior%20Database%20Administrator>
your
resume in a standard Word or PDF document, and include the exact job title
in the subject line as above. Please no agency submissions or calls.

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