Database Administrator

Caramel Tech Studios; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Caramel Tech Studios in Lahore seeks a Database Administrator to manage PostgreSQL databases across production, development, and QA environments. You will implement installation, configuration, optimization, backup, recovery, and upgrades in a challenging data landscape.

As a senior team member, you will drive automation, contribute to long-term planning, and mentor peers while engaging in architectural discussions.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience with database administration - PostgreSQL.
• Proficient in at least one scripting language - Ruby, Python, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience on Unix/Linux platforms – Linux preferred.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing mentorship to peers.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, optimize, backup, recover, and upgrade databases.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline DB operations.
• Collaborate on long-term planning and architectural discussions.
• Support developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.

Skills

PostgreSQL DBA

Scripting (Ruby/Python/Perl/JS)

Linux/Unix

Mentorship/Team lead

AWS (preferred)

Job description

Database Administrator *New*

Job Location Lahore

Career Level

4+

Job Description

Tackle an engaging and challenging position as a Database Administrator at Caramel Tech Studios. If you're an experienced DBA who has an interest in learning and a desire to help drive complex database implementations in unique ways, this is your chance.

In this role, you will come up with new ideas for how to best manage huge data sets and have varied work. As a Database Administrator, your mission will be to dive into our database infrastructure. You will be on the team responsible for installation, configuration, optimization, automation, backup, recovery, upgrades, schema changes, and everything else.

Your experience with production, development, and QA/test environments will be put to use as you become one of our go-to database resources. As a senior member of our team you'll also be involved in long-term planning, tool development (which will include developing more complex automation scripts) and architectural discussions and decisions.

Required Skills

• Senior level experience with database administration - Postgres.


• experience preferred, but not required.


• Proficient in at least one scripting language - Ruby, Python, Perl, JavaScript, etc.


• Experience working on a Unix/Unix-like platform – Linux preferred.


• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.


• Passion!

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

• Experience with AWS.


• Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.


• Experience to Shard and scale out large database.


• Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.


• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.


• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes.
  
• Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.

Salary Package

We offer highly competitive and lucrative packages that could vary depending on the educational background, work experience, as well as the candidate’s performance in the interview.

Deadline

ASAP