Senior PostgreSQL DBA for Etsy.com

[Haim Schoppik <haim(at)etsy(dot)com>]

Etsy is seeking a bright and seasoned PostgreSQL DBA to be in charge  
of our databases. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated  
to work in a fast paced small team environment. You will be involved  
in creating, maintaining and managing high availability PostgreSQL  
databases in a Linux environment.

Primary responsibilities include:
  * Managing 24/7/365 high availability PostgreSQL databases
  * Responsible for database data integrity
  * Work closely with the development team to design optimal database  
schemas and stored procedures
  * Work closely with System Operations to research and plan optimal  
hardware for growth
  * Proactively research and avert database related issues

Qualifications:
  * Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
  * 5-7 years PostgreSQL or related DB administration experience
  * 2+ years in a 24/7/365 environment
  * Experience tuning Linux to get the best performance possible for  
PostgreSQL
  * PostgreSQL configuration and performance tuning experience
  * Experience in terabyte-sized OLTP environment
  * Experience with database layouts on high performance disk subsystems
  * Experience working with PostgreSQL backups
  * Experience performing a full restore to a PostgreSQL database  
using dumps and transaction logs. Disaster Recovery Experience
  * Experience with DB replication, clustering, and table partitioning
  * Excellent SQL and PLpgSQL skills
  * Knowledge of Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, and Types
  * Understand use of Normalization and Denormalization, benefits of each
  * Networking Experience - TCP/IP Database Connectivity (JDBC, ODBC, etc.)
  * Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  * Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills conducive  
to team development
  * Perl/Python/Shell scripting

Full details available at http://blog.etsy.com/jobs/index.html

I'll be at PGcon 2007 if you're interested in meeting me and learing  
more.  Feel free to drop me a line directly at haim ( at ) etsy ( dot  
) com.

- H