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Postgresql Sql

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Job Description

Job Title: PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Experience Level

7+ years of experience as a PostgreSQL DBA

Key Responsibilities

As a PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA), you will:

  • Database Management: Install, configure, and upgrade PostgreSQL (and MySQL). Manage, maintain, and optimize database systems to ensure high performance, security, and availability.
  • Performance Tuning: Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to enhance efficiency.
  • Data Security & Integrity: Implement backup and recovery solutions to safeguard data integrity. Manage user access and security protocols across all database systems.
  • Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot and resolve database issues and performance bottlenecks effectively.
  • Schema Design & Optimization: Collaborate with development teams to design and optimize database schemas.
  • Maintenance: Perform regular database maintenance tasks, including updates and patches.
  • Documentation: Document database configurations, procedures, and best practices for knowledge sharing.
  • Continuous Learning: Stay current with industry trends and emerging database technologies.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

Technical Proficiency:

  • PostgreSQL:7+ years of experience as a PostgreSQL DBA.
  • Multi-Database Proficiency: Proficiency in MySQL and MongoDB database management.
  • Database Fundamentals: Strong understanding of database design, normalization, and performance tuning.
  • Backup & Recovery: Experience with backup and recovery solutions and disaster recovery planning.
  • Scripting: Experience with scripting languages (e.g., SQL, PL/SQL, Python).
  • Replication & Clustering: Knowledge of database replication and clustering technologies.
  • Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., pgAdmin).

Experience & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in managing, maintaining, and optimizing database systems for high performance, security, and availability.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues.

Essential Professional Skills

  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS) is a plus.

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About Company

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.
Virtusa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview. All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.

Job ID: 118080089