Postgres Architect Opening

** Open to remote workers. **

What is the specific title of the position?

Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator Consultant

What Project/Projects will the candidate be working on while on assignment?

The candidate will be working on the EDSS to Documentum migration project that involves postgreSQL as the backend database.

Is this person a sole contributor or part of a team?

The person is a part of the team but will be mostly be a solely contributor to analyzing, designing and standing up over 20 plus Production postgreSQL database for one of the largest ever document storage repositories in the world that involves billions of documents.
The team is the regular development EDMS team that will be working in Documentum, but this person will be the sole contributor for postgreSQL

We are looking for a postgres architect that would not only be able to migrate an Oracle database to Postgres, but build the engine from the ground up. This person will be the most senior DBA that has answers to all questions.

What are the top 5-10 responsibilities for this position?

1. postgreSQL Bi Directional Replication
2. postgreSQL Database Analysis and Design
3. postgreSQL Installation
4. postgreSQL Performance Tuning for very high workloads (30k transactions per second)
5. postgreSQL Database Partitioning
6. postgreSQL Geo separated High Availability

What software tools/skills are needed to perform these daily responsibilities?

1. postgreSQL
2. Toad OR DB Visualizer or any similar tools
3. Linux
4. Docker Containers

What skills/attributes are a must have?

1. postgreSQL with Certification is a must
2. postgreSQL Development experience
3. High availability hardcore experience
4. Shell Scripting
5. ODBC

What skills/attributes are nice to have?

1. May have written books or white papers on postgreSQL
2. Java Skills
3. Automation skills

Where is the work to be performed?

The entire engagement demands a very hands on Consultant who will be the sole contributor to postgreSQL. But the role can work remotely.
Some of the functions the contractor will perform hands on are:

- Standing up from scratch, managing and putting into production over 20 plus PostgreSQL Databases as Docker Containers
- postgreSQL Bi Directional Replication
- postgreSQL Database Analysis and Design
- postgreSQL Installation
- postgreSQL Performance Tuning for very high workloads (30k transactions per second)
- postgreSQL Database Partitioning
- postgreSQL Geo separated High Availability

Best Regards,

Dillon Tang | Technical Recruiter | Apex Systems
4100 Newport Place Drive, Suite 410, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Office: 949.623.0003 | Fax: 949-623-0004
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