PostgreSQL DBA - Full-time

Television is at an inflection point. New technologies and businesses are rapidly evolving and reshaping how we watch TV. We are Move Networks, a division of Dish Technologies, and makers of Sling TV, an OTT (over-the-top) TV service that delivers live U.S. and international programming, as well as video on demand, over the Internet.

We are seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join our American Fork, Utah - based team. This is an exciting position in a fast moving project that requires the ability of candidates to hit the ground running. What we’re building is revolutionary and every employee participates in a profit sharing program. Come be a part of changing the face of TV!

A successful PostgreSQL DBA will possess:

Basic Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 or more years experience in PostgreSQL or MySQL relational database administration.
• 2 or more years experience with either Couchbase, ElasticSearch, or other comparable NoSQL databases.
• 2 or more years experience operating database technologies in a Linux environment.

 
Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced SQL development and performance tuning.
• Data modeling experience.
• Deep working knowledge of and proven experience with database clustering.
• Experience with MySQL Proxy, PGPool, PGBouncer, or comparable relational database proxies.
• Experience with ELK or Splunk.
• Strong understanding of both structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with Salt Stack or comparable deployment automation tools.
• Experience with Zenoss, NewRelic, PagerDuty or other monitoring technologies.
• Understanding of and experience with shell scripting for process automation.

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Primary responsibilities fall into the following categories:  

• Participate in the development of strategic goals for production databases.
• Employ best practices to ensure high availability.
• Design and implement horizontally scalable solutions.
• Install, configure, and maintain database instances.
• Maintain database documentation and troubleshooting playbooks.
• Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues.
• Assist with database-related application deployments.
• Ability to work non-peak hours when needed.
• Proactively monitor database performance.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize database connection, statements, and strategies.
• Review and approve database modifications submitted by engineering teams.
• Maintain change control and testing processes for all database modifications.
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards.