location, location... (RE: Senior PostgreSQL DBA for Etsy.com)

Is the person in this position expected to work remotely, from any place in the world? Or is the company going to relocate to wherever the ideal candidate resides? What I mean to say is, PLEASE, PLEASE post a location for your job, preferrably in the subject line. While there are a small (hopefully growing) number of jobs that are location-independent the present reality is that most jobs are tied to a very specific spot... And if you are posting one of those work-from-anywhere jobs that might be worth mentioning also!

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From: pgsql-jobs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org on behalf of Haim Schoppik
Sent: Tue 5/22/07 05:52 AM
To: pgsql-jobs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [pgsql-jobs] 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

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