Position: Senior DBA(PosgreSQL)
Company: Ragnarök Group
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

One of our Clients - OpenBet (https://www.openbet.com) - is a global provider of sportsbook technology, content, and services with headquarters in the UK.

JOB DESCRIPTION

  This role is performed by technical engineers responsible for the physical and technical aspects of PostgreSQL database systems. 

  These are just some of the tasks you may work on as a Senior Database Administrator at OpenBet:

- Performance Monitoring and Tuning;
- Storage and Capacity Planning;
- Installation, Configuration, Upgrade, Migration and Troubleshooting;
- Database Security;
- Build and manage DR solutions for disaster recoverability.
- Maintains the database health (i.e Instance, (ASM or non-ASM) Disk Groups, Cluster, and Tablespaces.
- Reorganize database to reclaim fragmented space;
- Provides recommendations to optimize and tune database performance.
- Automate database backups online (hot backup).
- Implements incremental cumulative, compressed and encrypted database - backup and recovery using Recovery Manager;
- Configure and performs Restore and Recovery operations;
- Project the database storage workload and effectively plan the disk space requirement (Capacity Planning).
- Implements and enforces security for databases.
- Creates Linux / Unix scripts;
- Potential interaction with clients (internal or external) in order to understand and meet requirements for the delivery of services related to database products.
 

QUALIFICATIONS

If you are the right candidate for us you will be able to demonstrate:

- 5+ years of extensive experience in PostgreSQL database administration;
- Proven knowledge in PostgreSQL installation and configuration;
- Experience and knowledge in PostgreSQL administration on Linux environments;
- Proven knowledge of various backup procedures/strategies;
- Experience in sizing or crafting the PostgreSQL databases;
- Experience in configuring and supporting Database Monitoring tools;
- Proficient in working with high availability environment along with alignment to process;
- Experience in developing scripts for various DBA activities and automation.
- In addition to the PostgreSQL administration, it is highly desirable for the candidate to have exposure and appetite in big data frameworks like Kafka, Storm, Elastic, Samza, Flink, etc.

It would also be great to see these skills/experiences as well:

- Knowledge of Informix and/or MySQL/MariaDB database administration;
- Knowledge of a Big Data framework setup and management;
- You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies;
- Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with a creative approach to work;
- An intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management;
- Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed;
- Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications;
- General scripting skills: Bash, Perl, Python, Javascript, etc.


WE OFFER

- Work as a private entrepreneur (with full support from our Accountants and Lawyers);
- Flexible working hours;
- Ability to work remotely or in our office in Kyiv/Odesa;
- 20 working days of paid vacation;
- 3 Days Off;
- Paid sick leave days;
- Additional paid leave for a “Birthday”;
- Public holidays are granted;
- Corporate parties and events;
- Conferences and training according to internal policy;
- Transparent management;
- Warm and supportive team;
- Bureaucracy-free.

Join us!  It will be challenging and intense, but also fun and interesting!