Database Administrator (PostgreSQL+ Azure)

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Database Administrator specializing in Azure and PostgreSQL. The successful candidate will manage and tune the database performance for a significant eCommerce platform, ensuring smooth operations. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a distributed team environment with US customers are essential qualities. This role involves working until 9:00 pm CET and offers an opportunity to contribute to a transformative project.

Qualifications

• Experience managing PostgreSQL in cloud environments.
• Ability to tune performance of client platforms.
• Willingness to work until 9:00 pm CET.

Responsibilities

• Manage PostgreSQL for a retail eCommerce platform.
• Tune performance and monitor database workloads.

Skills

Strong DBA experience with Azure and PostgreSQL on Azure

Advanced knowledge of SQL Queries, Joins, functions and procedures

Excellent skills in Postgres tuning

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Job description

Overview

The primary goal of the project is the modernization, maintenance and development of an eCommerce platform for a big US-based retail company, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week. Solutions are delivered by several Product Teams focused on different domains - Customer, Loyalty, Search and Browse, Data Integration, Cart. Current overriding priorities are new brands onboarding, re-architecture, database migrations, migration of microservices to a unified cloud-native solution without any disruption to business.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Database Administrator with experience of managing PostgreSQL in the cloud, who can help to tune performance of client platform:

Must have

• Strong DBA experience with Azure and PostgreSQL on Azure
• Readiness to work until 9:00 pm CET (no overtime)
• Advanced knowledge of SQL Queries, Joins, functions and procedures
• Experience managing PostgreSQL in Azure
• Excellent skills in Postgres tuning with and without tools and plugins / extensions
• Networking, Infra components, Postgres settings and flags
• Monitoring tools and usage of analyzing workloads and query benchmark measurements for applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure Management Instance and familiarity with ADF
• Certifications in AWS, GCP, or Azure database management (official proof or references are required)
• DevOps and GitHub
• Experience of working in distributed teams, with US customers