Sr. Database Administrator

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Sr. Database Administrator REPORTS TO: Technology Manager LOCATION: India DATE: November 2024 For 40+ years, Meridian IT has been helping medium and enterprise businesses solve their complex technical IT problems. Through a unique strategic perspective, deep expertise, and a personalized proactive approach, Meridian IT is the top IT solutions provider in the industry. Offering best-in-class cloud, hybrid, and on-premises data storage solutions, backup and recovery solutions, security solutions, hyperconverged infrastructure, contact center solutions, flexible pricing models and award-winning managed services, Meridian IT works with each client to create a customized plan to help solve their IT obstacles. Meridian IT is part of Meridian Group International. Meridian Group International is a privately held organization headquartered in Deerfield, IL. Operating since 1979, Meridian Group International is a leading IT service provider and equipment leasing and finance company across 4 continents. Position Summary The Sr. Database Administrator is a hands-on technical resource who provides L4 support for our enterprise customers; As a Senior Database Administrator, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining highly available EDB PostgreSQL and MySQL database environments; The role will include database architecture design, performance tuning, replication setup, backup and recovery, and ensuring data security; The candidate will need to have strong communication and problem-solving skills along with a strong willingness to learn new technologies. Duties And Responsibilities Administration of PostgreSQL and Snowflake databases throughout the development and production of lifecycles in an Azure environment; Design and develop logical and physical database designs from customer requirements; Collaborate and provide best practice guidance to the development team; Provide guidance in the creation and modification of standards and procedures; Support the standards, policies and procedures of the DBA team; Understand monitoring and alerting databases; Collaborate with other DBAs and Infrastructure team members to develop automation scripts for managing databases and data in various environments; Create automated pipelines for Database deployments; Performance tuning; Knowledge and implementation of RBAC. Qualifications & Requirements 8 to 12 years of experience in database administration; Proven experience in administering PostgreSQL databases; Strong knowledge of database architecture design and performance optimization; Experience in developing backup and recovery plans and managing database security; Proficiency in fine-tuning SQL queries and implementing high availability and replication solutions; Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools, as well as automation and scripting; The DBA needs to have worked in Azure on Postgres; Postgres versions should be recent; Needs to have worked on automating database deployments /CICD; Understands the product they work on; Clear communication skills. Meridian Group International, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.