Database Reliability Engineer - Oracle & PostgreSQL Expert

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation (3 weeks)

Paid holidays (10+)

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced Database Reliability Engineer to own the health and performance of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases. The role sits in IT Engineering and requires Linux expertise, scripting, and strong troubleshooting skills.

You will automate tasks with Python/Bash, implement comprehensive monitoring, and design robust backup/DR strategies while collaborating with software teams and other DB staff. A bachelor's degree (or 5+ years in lieu) is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering; 8+ years of IT experience or 5+ years in database reliability/DevOps without degree.
• 5+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication.
• 5+ years experience in developing monitoring tools and tuning databases.

Responsibilities

• Own the health, uptime and performance of all Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
• Partner with internal customers to understand challenges, plan improvements and anticipate future needs.
• Develop code for automation of routine tasks using Python, Bash, or similar scripting language.
• Engineer, deploy, maintain, and own all aspects of database monitoring.
• Provide backup/restore solutions and disaster recovery testing.
• Identify and optimize abusive queries to improve system efficiency.
• Document actions and configurations for database systems.
• Support and mentor other database engineers and admins.

Skills

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Linux

Troubleshooting

Python

Bash

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering

Tools

Oracle RAC

RMAN

Barman

PGhero

Python

Git

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced Database Reliability Engineer to own the health and performance of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases. The role sits in IT Engineering and requires Linux expertise, scripting, and strong troubleshooting skills.

You will automate tasks with Python/Bash, implement comprehensive monitoring, and design robust backup/DR strategies while collaborating with software teams and other DB staff. A bachelor's degree (or 5+ years in lieu) is required.