Data modelling contract position

From: "Eric Dahnke" <edahnke(at)nyc(dot)yamaha(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Data modelling contract position
Date: 2004-06-21 18:43:34
Message-ID: 20040621184334.0744F1F569@mail1.nyc.yamaha.com
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Hello List,

We're looking for a DB modeler who is also a Pg guru. Our principal need is
someone to model a global product database so that it can handle quite
massive i18n (up to 12 languages and lots of country/region relations)
Anyone with experience in this area is welcome to contact us. A more generic
description of the position requirements including rate is listed below.

Please reply to jobs0220(at)nyc(dot)yamaha(dot)com or to me directly.

Sincerely,

Eric Dahnke / Yamaha Music Interactive, Inc. / New York
t : 212 223 6272 / c : 347 524 1992 / f : 212 223 6261

The Database Analyst will model and maintain databases for international
multilingual, portal site.

Responsibilities:
. RDBMs: intimate knowledge of Postgresql (including administration and
maintenance) Guru level.
. Data Modeling: ability to data model at a high level and experience with
building product schemas.
. Experience with modeling / schema design to accommodate several languages.

. Experience with character encoding and handling the storage of non-western
character data within a database
. Ability to enabling referential integrity and ability to setup foreign key
restraints throughout database
. Knowledge of Connection Pooling and how applications access the DBs
through a connection pool.
. SQL - must be a master guru
. Linux/Unix - must be extremely proficient

Required experience:
. 5+ years experience working as a DBA in a technical team. Not only
administration, but data modeling, and SQL as well.
. Experience with Unicode
. Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, and technical
documentation of completed projects

Other Desired Skills:
. Familiar with well-formed XML documents, namespaces, and how to create
dtd's or xsd's (the dtd / xsd creation using a tool like XMLSpy )
. Experience with Trados a plus
. Experience with CMS systems a plus
. Experience with JDBC a plus
. Knowledge of Jakarta DBCP experience a plus.
. Knowledge of Perl/PHP/Java a plus
. Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams with creative staff
. Good communication skills - written and verbal

Educational requirements:
B.S. from a good university in Computer Science preferred - equivalent
experience and certifications OK.

Duration:
3 month with possibility of extension

Job location is 689 Fifth Avenue, NY NY
Compensation: 50 - 60 dollars per hour

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