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Ray Galvin | 2 Jul 2009 06:13

Operational DBA Opening......

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.).
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Ray Galvin | 1 Jul 2009 22:04

DBA Opening......

*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
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O**perational 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,
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Andrew Stuart | 6 Jul 2009 06:46
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Melbourne, Australia job: Postgres Database Admin

Postgres Database Admin

• Large scale Postgres database cluster
• Great company, highly successful
• Exciting Internet software, expanding systems

Postgres - we're looking for a Postgres Database Admin. The right  
person for the job loves databases.

This highly successful Internet company employs over 160 people, is  
highly technology oriented and provides an Internet based information  
service to over 1200 customers in six markets around the world.

The core product of this company is an information service analysing  
huge quantities of data. Gathering, processing and storing data is a  
core activity of the company. Handling enormous volumes of data  
efficiently is one of the companies key challenges.

Ideally we’re looking for someone with significant understanding of  
Postgres. We would also be happy to consider a Linux Systems  
Administrator who wishes to specialize in database administration. We  
would also consider a MySQL expert.

A new role has been created for a Database Administrator to join the  
team, reporting to the Team Leader - Database & Storage.

The database is at the heart of this company and are mission critical  
- they store enormous quantities of Internet usage data. There are  
over 30 production and development databases in use, distributed  
around the world, with more expected to come on line.
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Joe Jeffrey | 7 Jul 2009 00:04

Please post this JOB / Thanks!

Thanks for posting this job. I am working with the CFO. Please use my contact (below) for responses.

Regards,

Joe Jeffrey

PostgreSQL DBA

(company is in Redwood City)

Seeking motivated self-starter DBA to support existing database architecture and to work closely with the development team to architect the next generation of our service.

Responsibilities:

       Day-to-day administration of production MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.

       Development and maintenance of  database growth and planning.

       Assist development team in development and maintaining the reporting systems.

       Monitoring, alerting, and scripts to simplify on-call.

       Participate in on-call support of a 24x7 service.

Requirements:

       Proven PostgreSQL administration experience in a production environment.

       Database design: logical and physical to scale quickly and effectively.

       Scripting languages: Perl, Ruby, python, Bash/csh.

       Understanding of best practices in database tuning for performance and storage.

       Familiar in Java and Javascript.

       Knowledgeable in LINUX and other UNIX operating systems.

       System programming, Nagios, Cacti.

       4 years experience with degree or 8 years experience on the job.

Joe Jeffrey
Cross Creek Systems
(650) 261-0411 Phone

(650) 261-0433 Fax
Joe <at> XCreek.com
www.XCreek.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/joejeffrey


 

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Phillips, Ryan | 7 Jul 2009 17:40

PostrgreSQL telecommute opportunity for Major Fortune 500

Dear Administrator,

 

Thank you in advance for positing this position.

 

I am looking for an expert in PostgreSQL Database Administration.

 

This opportunity would be 100% remote work; however in any event there may be a problem you are not able to fix from home, you would need to fly to their Utah or Seattle campus; however that would only be on rare occasion.

 

I left a full description below for anyone that might be interested as well as all of my contact information.

This would be contracting to hire.

 

Regards,

 

Ryan Phillips

Sr. Research Recruiter, TAC Worldwide

“Global Partners in Core-Talent Recruitment”

TAC Worldwide

888 Washington Street

Dedham, MA02026

o - 530-419-5243

m – 530-613-2071

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanphillips

Blogger: http://engineeringpositions.blogspot.com/

e – rphillips <at> tacworldwide.com

e – engineerfinder <at> live.com

w - http://www.tacworldwide.com/

 

DBA  

Desired work locations in order of priority: 1. Utah (Pleasant Grove area) 2. Seattle, WA 3. Anywhere in the US  

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

s                     Must be intimately familiar with versions 8.1-8.3 of the PostgreSQL relational database management system. 

s                     Must have 3 or more years of in-depth experience working with large-scale production  PostgreSQL installations. 

s                     Must have deep knowledge of PostgreSQL's variant of the SQL standard and its system catalogs. 

s                     Must be able to read and interpret the output of the EXPLAIN command and know what  optimizations might be applicable to improve performance of complex queries, given information about the type and quantity of data stored in the relevant tables. 

s                     Must have a good working knowledge of relational database theory and common practices. 

s                     Must be familiar with administration of the Slony-I replication engine.  

s                     Must be familiar with procedures for WAL archiving and other methods of database backup. 

s                     Must be comfortable writing and using stored procedures in PL/PGSQL. 

s                     Must be familiar with the specifics of PostgreSQL administration on Linux systems (memory tuning, sysctl, filesystem types, etc).   

 

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A good background in the Debian operating system and Bash/Python scripting is strongly preferred.

The information contained in this email message is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by email (postmaster <at> tacworldwide.com), and destroy the original message. Thank you
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Hayley Gaetz | 7 Jul 2009 21:36

Indianapolis - Full-time job opportunity - PostgreSQL DBA

Hello,

 

I have a full-time opening for a PostgreSQL DBA in Indianapolis, IN. 

 

Here are the details:

 

3+ years of Oracle or SQL Server DBA experience
- Has supported large data bases with high volumes of records
- Linux experience / understanding
- Desire DBA experience with PostgreSQL (8.3 version desired) on Linux
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or a related field is required; an MBA or MIS is preferred
- Desire strong communication skills / teaching others / full life cycle SDLC knowledge and experience
• Minimum three years experience with production responsibility for operational, enterprise-scale databases including capacity and storage planning..
• Backup and recovery of highly available enterprise databases
• Evaluating and installing database updates and patches
o Troubleshooting database problems
o Monitoring database usage and capacity
o Installing and configuring new database instances
o Backup and restore of database contents
o Working with large databases (over 1T)
o Tuning database configuration for performance and reliability
o Experience setting up and supporting database clustering and replication services
o Assisting developers in tuning the data model and tuning SQL queries for performance
o Working with OS administrator to ensure proper OS configuration
o Assisting with disaster recovery planning

Please contact me for additional information.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Hayley Gaetz

Corporate Recruiter

Theoris, Inc.

8888 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1550

Indianapolis, IN 46240

Office: 317.849.4444 x179

Direct: 317.968.9956

Cell: 317.989.2880

Toll Free: 1.866.843.6747

Fax: 317.968.9957

E-mail hgaetz <at> theoris.com

Website www.theoris.com

 

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Dirk E Zondag Jr | 8 Jul 2009 20:18

PostgreSQL DBA position

Year Founded: 2006

# of employees: 22ish people

Location: San Mateo, CA

Current Co. revenue/funding: 25 million in funding, looking to October for our next round; making a lot of money off our trial campaigns

 

         Position Title: PostgreDBA

         Minimum Requirements in Years:

1. Solid understanding of postgreSQL

2. DBA experience with postreSQL or an RDBMS (migrating away from mySQL database)

3. Service delivery system experience; ran 24x7 systems before, pager carrying job

4. Good habits documenting the system, what has been done so people can follow

5. UNIX or Linux (preferred) understanding

6. Scripting language experience: understands scripting in ‘A’ scripting language: perl, ruby, python, bash, shell or javascript

         Desired Proficiencies in Years:

1. Familiar with Java (system written in java), SaaS experience, systems administration, operations, production, triage experience, DBA, Database Administrator

2. Startup environment experience

 

         Top Selling Points of position:

1. Re-tooling the datacenter and our product to work around a new system that is way more efficient and allow us to scale and be more successful

2. Getting in on the first floor (not ground floor) of a very exciting product

3. In a 90 day push to get out to customers in which we go live and money will be coming in as well as promised investments.

         Product Description:

Retargeting of ads and anything for that matter, increasing relevancy, helping owners, advertisers, agencies connect 1-on-1 with the right people. Delivering campaigns, creative and relevant content that is individualized through our complex system.

         Company Highlights:

Done numerous trials and they are blowing the competition out of the water!

An OnMedia 100 top private company winner, AO Global 250 recipient

 

We are actively interviewing for this position. Please send your resume ASAP to Dirk Zondag dirk <at> elevaterg.com.  If you would like to refer someone for this position, we offer a $1000.00 referral fee.

 

 

Dirk E Zondag Jr: Manager, Technical Recruitment
Elevate Recruiting Group: 866 550 7661

Click below to...

 

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Mitchell Pearce | 15 Jul 2009 18:06

GIS technician desired. Location USA.

Online Image, is looking for GIS Technicians (at least intermediate level) 2-3 years minimum experience willing to work on a variable time contract/consulting basis.  Work may start as early as July 20 and last at variable amounts through the fall.  Work must be from your own office and computers through broadband connections. 

General Skills

* Highly reliable and can pay attention to detail

* Can communicate well with both fellow engineers and non-technical supervisors on tasks he is working on, doesn't hesitate to report hold ups and other problems

* Can work independently on assigned complex tasks with limited supervision and reliably deliver results

* Problem solving skills (especially related to databases and data conversion) 

Basic Skills

* Knowledge of General GIS concepts

* Technically proficient to use Desktop GIS and Web GIS

* General proficiency with Relational Database systems (MS Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL...)

* Intermediate user of Database systems (write and execute basic to intermediate SQL queries for PostgreSQL/PostGIS)

* High level of data processing and conversion skills 

* Intermediate knowledge of using Linux operating systems, Web Servers Apache, using SFTP etc

* Required: knowledge to efficiently use PostgreSQL/PostGIS and associated tools to collect, consolidate, transform, extract, and load data from different data sources (e.g. from MS Access, shape files, Tiger data and US Postal data sources) into PostGIS on a Linux server

 Desired Skills

* Intermediate knowledge of Open Source based interactive web mapping tools (OpenLayers, MapServer)

* Additional plus: Programming/scripting skills CSS, Html, PHP, Python

* Familiarity with the broadband industry such as experience with Telco fixed and wireless networks, broadband cable networks, Wisps a big plus.

* Experience with government grant applications helpful.

 

Please respond to Mitchell <at> onlineimage.biz with your CV and letter of interest.  Please include your pay requirements and how to contact your references.  Letters of reference accompanying your application are encouraged.      

 

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Marie Hann | 17 Jul 2009 20:54

Postgresql DBA

I would like to forward our 3-6 month contract position for a Postgresql DBA to your readers.

 

IC Solutions, located in South San Jose, CA is currently looking for a Postgresql Database Administrator to support our quickly growing infrastructure of RedHat based telephony systems. This position requires a detail-focused team member with UNIX/Linux server database administration experience who will thrive in a 24x7 fast-paced, dynamic production environment. This is a 3-6 month contract position.  If interested please send your resume to hrstaffing <at> icsolutions.com

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Managing a large number of databases, mostly remotely
  • Helping to develop automated maintenance scripts e.g. backup, warm standby etc.
  • Managing database schemas.
  • Assisting with the deployments of databases, updates.
  • Ensuring that automated processes are running as expected, validating data integrity
  • Recovery of corrupt databases

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
  • 3+ years of experience managing databases in a linux/unix environment
  • Experience in all aspects of administering Postgresql database servers
  • Strong attention to detail and troubleshooting skills

 

PREFERRED:

  • Experience ensuring 24x7 uptime for UNIX/Linux servers
  • Experience writing shell and Python scripts
  • Experience as a systems administrator

 

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Neel Phadnis | 20 Jul 2009 05:32
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Sr. Database Engineer/Architect (Java, Postgres, Linux) position in Sunnyvale, California


Sr. Database Engineer/Architect (Java, Postgres, Linux)

Efficient Frontier (www.efrontier.com), a leading SEM solution provider, is looking for a senior level engineer to develop and enhance reports and underlying data warehouse in Sunnyvale, CA, office. Data is critical to our business, and this position is an opportunity to take a high-impact role working on reporting, schema design, ETL, and performance tuning. This is a unique opportunity for those interested in helping define and evolve the data warehouse design and strategy. You will primarily be a hands-on contributor with end-to-end ownership including design, implementation, and deployment. You will be responsible for improving and organizing the current architecture for better performance and scalability, and help set the direction and define transition plans.

Core Responsibilities

•       Design, implementation, and deployment of reporting functionality and data warehouse
•       Enhance functionality, performance, and scalability
•       Work with Product Management and others in team to create technical specs.
•       Help set the data warehouse direction and define transition plans.

Minimum Job Qualifications

•       5+ years experience in high volume data environments.
•       Proficiency in data warehouse design, SQL tuning, data modeling, reporting, and ETL processes, preferably with Postgres.
•       2+ years application development experience in Java, Java App Servers (preferably Tomcat) and J2EE.
•       Hands-on with excellent programming and troubleshooting skills; high technical proficiency and ability to earn team’s respect.
•       Productively work in a Linux environment
•       Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills conducive to team development
•       Good communication skills - able to articulate technical decisions and produce excellent technical specs.
•       Detailed oriented, quality conscious, with an eye toward simplicity
•       Thrive in a startup environment - learn and become productive quickly and meet team goals, can-do attitude, able to do what it takes to deliver. Desire to take on new challenges and deliver.
•       5+ years experience
•       BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related areas (Master's degree preferred)

Highly Desirable
•       Experience in hosted software, search engine marketing, and/or e-commerce.
•       Experience in Python programming, Web Services (SOAP)


Efficient Frontier is an equal opportunity employer.

Please e-mail your resume to: jobs <at> efrontier.com.

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