PostgreSQL Database Developer

Contact Government Services, LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Developer in Fairfax, Virginia. The successful candidate will support the migration from Oracle databases to PostgreSQL, ensuring database environments are managed proactively for optimal performance.

This full-time position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience with PostgreSQL in Linux environments. Benefits include health insurance, 401k, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience with administrating PostgreSQL databases.
• US Citizenship required.
• Experience with implementing backup and disaster recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive migration from Oracle to Azure PostgreSQL database.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Ensure availability and performance of the databases.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

Linux environments

Data migration

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ora2Pg

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL

Microsoft Azure

Oracle databases

Job description

PostgreSQL Database Developer

Employment Type: Full Time, Experienced level

Department: Information Technology

CGS is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Developer to join our team supporting a rapidly growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused on providing data solutions that empower our federal customers. You will support a migration from the current Oracle database to a Postgres database and manage the database environments proactively. As we continue our growth, you will play a key role in ensuring scalability of our data systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive efforts to migrate from the current Oracle database to the new Microsoft Azure Postgres database
• Create and maintain technical documentation, using defined technical documentation templates, and gain an in-depth knowledge of the business data to propose and implement effective solutions
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements
• Ensure the availability and performance of the databases that support our systems, ensuring sufficient resources for high resilience and speed
• Perform and assist developers in performance tuning
• Proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime and improve maintenance of the databases to include rollouts, patching, and upgrades
• Work within a structured and Agile development approach

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Must be US Citizenship
• 7 years of experience with administrating PostgreSQL Databases in Linux environments
• Experience with setting up, monitoring, and maintaining PostgreSQL instances
• Experience with implementing and maintaining PostgreSQL backup and disaster recovery processes
• Experience migrating Oracle schema, packages, views, and triggers to Postgres using Ora2Pg tool

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing and maintaining data warehouses
• Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL
• Experience with Oracle databases
• Experience leveraging the Ora2Pg tool
• Experience working in cloud environments such as Azure and/or AWS
• Prior federal consulting experience

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Equal Opportunity Statement

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Contact: Email: [e-mail]