Operational DBA Opening......

[Ray Galvin <ray(at)vantcom(dot)com>]

Hi, I am working for a company in Redwood City that is looking for a DBA. It is a great opportunity to join a growing and profitable company 
that is still pre-ipo!

Ray: 415-533-2626


Operational DBA

*Immediate opportunity for a talented Operational Data Warehouse DBA to 
join a team of software professionals on supporting a massive scale 
parallel database. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for 
the overall health, maintenance, and performance of one of the world’s 
largest databases (hundreds of terabytes to multi-petabyte systems), 
including 24x7 remote support.*

  * *8+ years IT industry experience and 3+ years DBA experience

    supporting production DWH databases.*

  * *Expert knowledge in one or more of the SQL flavors and relational

    database design concepts.*

  * *Experienced in supporting OLAP / BI-DW workloads in a

    multi-Terabyte environment.*

  * *Experience with large scale, massively parallel, shared nothing

    database architectures (Teradata/Netezza/ Greenplum etc.).

    PostgreSQL background – a plus.*

  * *Understands data warehouse concepts, practices, methodologies,

    and architectural approaches.*

  * *Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly;

    document issues from production problems, propose solutions and

    implement them.*

  * *Knowledge of Linux & Solaris 10 operating systems and scripting

    language. Scripting skills in Perl/ Python/ MapReduce – a plus.*

  * *Knowledge of DW Design (MPP architecture) is a plus.*

  * *On-call support for production systems.*

  * *Ability to work effectively in a team environment and able to

    think strategically as well as execute effectively with a high

    level of attention to detail.*

  * *Good verbal and written communication skills.*

  * *Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer

    Science/Information Systems Engineering.*

Ray Galvin
Vantage Computer Associates,
718 26th Ave.,
San Mateo, CA 94403
415-533-2626 ( Cell )
ray(at)vantcom(dot)com