Summary:
Television is at an inflection point. New technologies and businesses are rapidly evolving and reshaping how we watch TV. We are Move Networks, makers of Sling TV, an OTT (over-the-top) TV service that delivers live U.S. and international programming, as well as video on demand, over the Internet. We are seeking a DBA to join our American Fork, Utah - based team. This is an exciting position in a fast moving project that requires the ability of candidates to hit the ground running. What we’re building is revolutionary and every employee participates in a profit sharing program. Come be a part of changing the face of TV!
Television is at an inflection point. New technologies and businesses are rapidly evolving and reshaping how we watch TV. We are Move Networks, makers of Sling TV, an OTT (over-the-top) TV service that delivers live U.S. and international programming, as well as video on demand, over the Internet. We are seeking a DBA to join our American Fork, Utah - based team. This is an exciting position in a fast moving project that requires the ability of candidates to hit the ground running. What we’re building is revolutionary and every employee participates in a profit sharing program. Come be a part of changing the face of TV!
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with others to determine and deploy database solutions to business-prioritized requirements, including business continuance and information security along with functional requirements.
• Install, configure, and test new PostgreSQL databases, perform version upgrades of existing databases.
• Install, upgrade and maintain all PostgreSQL-related server and administration software.
• Perform DB profiling and optimization; analyze and propose schema changes to PostgreSQL databases as needed.
• Proactively monitor activity, utilization, exceptions and database health; propose and deploy appropriate improvements; automate repetitive tasks.
• Collaborate with Operation team members to create, publish and maintain database deployment methods and procedures for PostgreSQL databases.
• Collaborate with the Engineering to create and maintain database technology roadmaps and recommend improvements to service being developed.
• Perform database backup and recovery duties; establish standards and schedules for database backups; develop and routinely test recovery procedures for each database; ensure that backup schedules meet the recovery requirements and conforms to all database and data quality policies and standards.
• Provide support to Operation on-call staff as needed.
• Implement and maintain archival and high availability strategies.
• Collaborate with others to determine and deploy database solutions to business-prioritized requirements, including business continuance and information security along with functional requirements.
• Install, configure, and test new PostgreSQL databases, perform version upgrades of existing databases.
• Install, upgrade and maintain all PostgreSQL-related server and administration software.
• Perform DB profiling and optimization; analyze and propose schema changes to PostgreSQL databases as needed.
• Proactively monitor activity, utilization, exceptions and database health; propose and deploy appropriate improvements; automate repetitive tasks.
• Collaborate with Operation team members to create, publish and maintain database deployment methods and procedures for PostgreSQL databases.
• Collaborate with the Engineering to create and maintain database technology roadmaps and recommend improvements to service being developed.
• Perform database backup and recovery duties; establish standards and schedules for database backups; develop and routinely test recovery procedures for each database; ensure that backup schedules meet the recovery requirements and conforms to all database and data quality policies and standards.
• Provide support to Operation on-call staff as needed.
• Implement and maintain archival and high availability strategies.
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience performing PostgreSQL administration in a production environment
• Experience should include three or more years of database administration in an enterprise level environment
Preferred Qualifications:
• Exceptional knowledge of the PostgreSQL database platform
• Mastery of physical database design
• Expertise in configuring, implementing and supporting high availability strategies with database systems including clustering, and replication
• Experience in with at least on scripting language such as Python, Bash, or similar
• Solution focused and methodical, careful attention to detail
• Solid background using UNIX operating systems such as Ubuntu Linux administration a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience performing PostgreSQL administration in a production environment
• Experience should include three or more years of database administration in an enterprise level environment
Preferred Qualifications:
• Exceptional knowledge of the PostgreSQL database platform
• Mastery of physical database design
• Expertise in configuring, implementing and supporting high availability strategies with database systems including clustering, and replication
• Experience in with at least on scripting language such as Python, Bash, or similar
• Solution focused and methodical, careful attention to detail
• Solid background using UNIX operating systems such as Ubuntu Linux administration a plus