Senior PostgreSQL & Oracle Database Engineer

DRW; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

DRW is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with a focus on PostgreSQL and Oracle to own implementation, support and maintenance of mission-critical database environments. You will manage clustering, storage, backups, performance tuning and disaster recovery, collaborating with engineering and development teams in a fast-paced setup.

You will work across production and non-production databases, ensure security and reliability, and support DRW's expanding data strategy in a global trading

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production PostgreSQL database engineering experience.
• 5+ years of production Oracle database engineering experience desired.
• Strong UNIX/Linux skills.
• Experience with clustering, replication and mirroring a plus.
• Strong knowledge of database performance tuning and configuration tools.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills essential.
• Proven ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment, prioritize multiple tasks and projects, and efficiently handle pressure and stress.
• Must be self-motivated, possess strong initiative, and be willing to take on new challenges.
• Must demonstrate strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to different work environments.
• Strong understanding of and the proven ability to comply with SDLC, source control and change management protocols.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and optimize various database platforms and related OS environments
• Perform database performance and query tuning
• Implement and maintain production and non-production databases
• Perform database backups, restores, log shipping, mirroring and replication, etc.
• Work with system engineering team on database server installations, configurations, system performance tuning and capacity planning
• Collaborate with development teams on database design, implementation and usage optimization
• Respond to production and business-critical issues and needs

Skills

PostgreSQL

Oracle

UNIX/Linux

Clustering

Replication

Performance tuning

Problem solving

Teamwork

SDLC

Communication

Tools

SAN

Job description

DRW is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with a focus on PostgreSQL and Oracle to own implementation, support and maintenance of mission-critical database environments. You will manage clustering, storage, backups, performance tuning and disaster recovery, collaborating with engineering and development teams in a fast-paced setup.

You will work across production and non-production databases, ensure security and reliability, and support DRW's expanding data strategy in a global trading