Asurion Mobile Applications a San Mateo (and also San Francisco) based, nimble, semi-autonomous division of Asurion, a privately held multi-billion business services provider. We are looking for an experienced and accomplished Sr/Postgres DBA to join our team as a full-time employee. We offer a very attractive BASE + BONUS + STOCKS + FULL BENEFITS for the position.

Asurion Mobile is at the cutting edge of technology in mobile applications and data services, providing millions of customers with complete protection of their personal mobile environments, including data (pictures, video, contacts and more), applications, and even the device itself. The division already has over 5 million subscribers and this opportunity will give the selected candidate the chance to claim that he/she has one of the most broadly distributed mobile applications in the industry. 95% of all insured cell phones in the US are insured by Asurion (but usually white labeled through the carrier).

We are like an exciting well-funded start-up within a large successful organization. We have a fast-paced, yet relaxed work environment and are still small enough for each team member to have a big impact on our products. If you feel this is not the right time for you to consider such a role or, for that matter, that the role is not appropriate for you, I’d still appreciate a few minutes by phone to see if you there is anyone with whom you would recommend I speak. Please let me know the best time for me to speak with you.

Thank you very much!

Monica Miu

Sr. HR Technical Recruiter

monica.miu <at> asurion.com

1400 Fashion Island Blvd., San Mateo, CA, 94404

Voice:    (650) 581 2759

Mobile: (510) 918 5463

www.asurion.com

Monica Miu

Sr. HR Technical Recruiter

monica.miu <at> asurion.com

1400 Fashion Island Blvd., San Mateo, CA, 94404

Voice:    (650) 581 2759

Mobile: (510) 918 5463

www.asurion.com

Good morning! I would love to send out my new PostgreSQl DBA opening to the group. Clarabridge is based in Reston, VA and has offices in London and San Francisco. Clarabridge’s industry-leading Intelligent Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution is leveraged by the world’s top brands.

As a Database Administrator (DBA) working at Clarabridge, you will be involved with managing big data analytics in the cloud.  You will support an enterprise software solution for customers through administrative, maintenance and development activities.  Our solutions are both hosted and installed at customer sites as well as supported on multiple platforms, so many different types of challenges lie ahead for the successful candidate.

Responsibilities

• Developing deep understanding of the company’s applications, their database schemas, and common use case scenarios
• Overseeing database backups and performing restores
• Preparing platforms for database installations
• Monitoring of databases
• Performing routine database administration tasks
• Investigating and troubleshooting database-related application issues
• Collaborating with consultants and support staff on database related issues, writing scripts, reports, and stored procedures
• Performing database performance tuning
• Working with technical personnel of the company’s clients and partners to resolve database-related issues
• Provide on-call support during non-business hours
• Position may require occasional travel to customer sites

Requirements

• 3-5 years experience managing PostgreSQL in a production environment
• Experience with Oracle, MySql, or Big Data technologies is a plus
• Experience with pgPool is a plus
• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL fundamentals
• Backup and recovery techniques and procedures
• Maintaining PostgreSQL database to ensure optimal performance and reliability
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Unix/Linux as related to performing DBA duties
• Unix shell scripting
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Thanks,
Becca

reBecca Shifflett

Recruiter

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rebecca.shifflett <at> clarabridge.com | www.clarabridge.com

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Hi,

I am a subscriber to the group. We have a great opportunity here HNW  for a Sr. DBA with PostgreSQL. It is full-time , at our dynamic office in Soho, NY.

The DBA will manage, administer and maintain our database infrastructure ensuring data integrity, security and performance. We are looking for a senior database guru to own our entire data architecture and infrastructure. This position will be responsible for ensuring a solid foundation and will be integral in growing and evolving our product suite.

Here is  the link for the position.  http://www.hnw.com/about-us/careers/postgresql_dba

Thank you!

Recruiter

HNW, Inc.
515 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
p:  212.258.9241

www.hnw.com

Alvaro Herrera suggested sending an email to pgsql-jobs <at> postgresql.org. for my job postings

I’m a member of Posgresql and  would like to post these jobs on postgresql-jobs:

Company: Asurion Mobile Applications

Location: San Mateo, CA

Position title: Big Data Architect with Postgres experience

Position type: full time permanent; not a consulting position

Requirements: 8-12 years of Java and J2EE SW dev experience;

must have experience in architecting, building and maintaining large scale systems with capabilities of high availability and high scalability

hands-on experience with Postgres and Cassandra

Company: Asurion Mobile Applications

Location: San Mateo, CA

Will consider: only US residents

Position title: Postgres DBA

Position type: full time permanent

Not a consulting position

Requirements: At least 6 years for DBA experience with at least 1-2 years of Postgres DBA. Responsibilities include backup recovery, database maintenance, slony replication, high availability

Maximum size of dataset: at least 500GB

24x7 on call rotation

Linux and scripting languages: Shell and/or Perl

Please let me know if you need more information.

Best,

Sharda Shiffrin

Sharda.Shiffrin <at> asurion.com      

voice (650) 645-5408  mobile (650) 730-3789

Asurion I 1400 Fashion Island Blvd. Suite 450 San Mateo, CA 94404

www.asurion.com I Twitter I Facebook

Best,

Sharda Shiffrin

Sharda.Shiffrin <at> asurion.com      

voice (650) 645-5408  mobile (650) 730-3789

Asurion I 1400 Fashion Island Blvd. Suite 450 San Mateo, CA 94404

www.asurion.com I Twitter I Facebook

Lead Data Architect and Database Developer-Schaumburg, IL

Data Modeling, Database, Postgres, SQL, PSQL, Linux

Responsibilities:

• Lead the data modeling and RDBMS design for our high-volume data warehouse application and establish standards across modules

• Develop stored functions and triggers using PSQL and BASH Scripts with CRON to automate as part of our application needs

• Oversee development and production database and server performance with improvements

• Perform code reviews of SQL and offer performance related improvements to the team as needed

• Define database backup and recovery practices

• Investigate and recommend third-party reporting solutions with an overall strategy for their integration

Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or higher.

• 5 years professional development experience, with 1+ years’ experience with Postgres or Oracle

• Practical experience developing a data warehouse using dimensional modeling techniques

• Experience with data modeling design (CASE) tools (Erwin, Toad Schema Modeler, etc.)

• Highly proficient with SQL and PSQL and related tuning with indexes and database parameters

• Proficient with developing methods of loading large volumes of data automatically into a database

• Experience with table partitioning strategies and related implementation

• Proficient with interpreting query explain plans, reviewing data within tables and recommending indexing strategies

• Experience with establishing methods for base-lining database performance and measuring improvements with changes

• Experience with spatial data types (SDO_Geometry or public.geometry) and related functions (optional)

• Capable of setting up database servers and instances from scratch on linux (optional)

• Experience in recommending and configuring optimal hardware solutions including storage area networks (optional)

• Experience with Agile development practices and Scrum (optional)

Compensation: Market Competitive

Applications should be sent to jobs <at> nexgenwireless.com

Karin Svenningsen

Nexgen Wireless, Inc.

1701 E. Woodfield  Rd.

Suite 600

Schaumburg, IL  60173

Office:(847)874-7050 ext 133

Fax:(847)906-0684

karin <at> nexgenwireless.com

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karin-svenningsen/55/a26/71

Awarded One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000

Know anyone that would be interested in this contract opportunity?

Columbia, SC

Length: 2 Months+ (2-3 weeks on-site, the rest can be done remotely)

Skills:

PostgreSQL Version 8.1 (This is a must, must be version 8.1)

Linux CentOS

Performance Tuning and Application Optimization

C and Bash Scripting – Some knowledge, Not actually coding

Day to Day:  Client has a large proprietary application that utilizes PostgreSQL database. Consultant would be optimizing and enhancing the application.  Application is a back-up recovery system that runs on proprietary hardware.