Senior PostgreSQL DBA for Etsy.com

Etsy is seeking a bright and seasoned PostgreSQL DBA to be in charge
of our databases. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated
to work in a fast paced small team environment. You will be involved
in creating, maintaining and managing high availability PostgreSQL
databases in a Linux environment.

Primary responsibilities include:
* Managing 24/7/365 high availability PostgreSQL databases
* Responsible for database data integrity
* Work closely with the development team to design optimal database
schemas and stored procedures
* Work closely with System Operations to research and plan optimal
hardware for growth
* Proactively research and avert database related issues

Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
* 5-7 years PostgreSQL or related DB administration experience
* 2+ years in a 24/7/365 environment
* Experience tuning Linux to get the best performance possible for
PostgreSQL
* PostgreSQL configuration and performance tuning experience
* Experience in terabyte-sized OLTP environment
* Experience with database layouts on high performance disk subsystems
* Experience working with PostgreSQL backups
* Experience performing a full restore to a PostgreSQL database
using dumps and transaction logs. Disaster Recovery Experience
* Experience with DB replication, clustering, and table partitioning
* Excellent SQL and PLpgSQL skills
* Knowledge of Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, and Types
* Understand use of Normalization and Denormalization, benefits of each
* Networking Experience - TCP/IP Database Connectivity (JDBC, ODBC, etc.)
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills conducive
to team development
* Perl/Python/Shell scripting

Full details available at http://blog.etsy.com/jobs/index.html

I'll be at PGcon 2007 if you're interested in meeting me and learing
more. Feel free to drop me a line directly at haim ( at ) etsy ( dot
) com.

- H