Database Administrator

Database Administrator

Job Title: DBA

Terms: 6 Month Contract

Work Schedule: Hybrid – Des Moines, IA (local candidates preferred)

Skills:

• Minimum of 4 years of strong and relevant experience as a PostgreSQL Database Administrator, specifically for large scale applications.
• Extensive experience with AWS RDS Postgres, including setup, configuration, and management.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, configuration, and administration.
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience developing and reviewing complex PL/pgSQL functions, procedures, and other database objects.
• Extensive experience with database performance tuning and optimization techniques.
• Proficiency in SQL and PL/pgSQL programming.
• Familiarity with database security best practices.
• Experience with backup and recovery strategies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility in working hours to support global teams and critical database operations.
• Must have experience in production system monitoring and incident management processes.
• Must provide after-hours on-call support.
• Experience in designing database schemas, access patterns, and locking strategies.
• Experience in conducting performance analysis and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Bitbucket, Bamboo, Github, Jenkins).