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
jobs(at)iparadigms(dot)com<jobs(at)iparadigms(dot)com?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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