From: | Dov Schnaider <dschnaider(at)rpxcorp(dot)com> |
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To: | "pgsql-jobs(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-jobs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Great Opportunity - San Francisco Downtown |
Date: | 2012-08-02 01:14:08 |
Message-ID: | CC3F20A8.3415E%dschnaider@rpxcorp.com |
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We are looking for candidates with both DBA and Developer skills.
Company: RPX Corp. (http://www.rpxcorp.com)
Business: Intellectual Property (Patents)
Location: San Francisco, Downtown (next to the Embarcadero BART station)
Contact: jobs-sysdev(at)rpxcorp(dot)com<mailto:jobs-sysdev(at)rpxcorp(dot)com>
Role
* Planning, coordinating, and administering activities related to PostgreSQL database(s), including:
- Backup
- Performance benchmarking
- Upgrades
- Operational guidelines
- Security
- Account management
* Coding both server side (PL/pgSQL and SQL) and client side (Ruby, Shell, Pentaho, and Python) as needed
* Partner with project team to ensure the most effective and efficient strategy for:
- Database access
- Query optimization
- Database concurrency
- Schema design
- Assist and mentor engineers in optimizing queries and schemas
Education/Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5-8 years relevant work experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 5 years DBA experience with Oracle, Postgres, and mySQL
Required Competencies
- Solid database development skills
- Exceptional ability to identify and resolve database-related issues
- Experience in developing stored function and database client applications
- Knowledge of standard operating procedures for administering PostgreSQL databases
- Experience in performance of Tune and Benchmark PostgreSQL databases, as well as working knowledge of back-up and recovery PostgreSQL databases
- Skilled in user, schema, and storage management
- Results-oriented and service-minded
- Willingness to adapt to the many changing requirements/needs of a fast-growing, young company
- Collaborative work ethic and ability to work in a team-oriented culture
- Motivated, self-directed, and proactive with a willingness to take on additional projects
- Proven track record of excellence, ownership, and accountability
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and execute against deliverables under deadlines and competing priorities
- Highly focused, organized, and detail-oriented
- Good oral and written communications skills
Preferred Competencies
- Working knowledge of Ruby
- Working knowledge of Pentaho and Kettle
- Amazon EC2/EBS experience
Application Process
- Send resume to jobs-sysdev(at)rpxcorp(dot)com
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