PostgreSQL Consultant – Percona

PostgreSQL Consultant 
(Work Remotely in the US)

Percona

Job Description:

This position reports to a Managing Consultant. You will work remotely from home with some customer onsite work.  We are looking for a PostgreSQL Consultant that has a strong understanding of PostgresSQL architecture and internals.

Location: Remote work from home position that can be located anywhere within North America with ability to travel to USA clients when needed.

Job Responsibilities:

Core Job Duties

• PostgreSQL, MySQL and Linux systems consulting
• Professional Development  – Skills, knowledge and processes
• Marketing activities – blogging, conference attendance, etc
• Administrative Work

Job Requirements:

Technical Specific Requirements

• 5+ Years PostgreSQL Administration
• Detailed understanding of the PostgreSQL architecture and internal.
• Understanding and working knowledge of various extensions in PostgreSQL
• 3+ Years MySQL Administration
• Understanding of replication and high availability tools and methods. Including knowledge on High Availability and Connection Pooling & Load Balancing PostgreSQL workloads
• Query tuning
• PostgreSQL Parameter Tuning
• Must have a detailed understanding on tuning Memory parameters in PostgreSQL
• PostgreSQL Performance Analysis
• Problem solver skills
• Basic understanding of Innodb
• Knowledge on plpgsql advantageous
• Strong shell skills
• Strong ability to troubleshoot in a linux environment

General Requirements

• Must have team player attitude
• Willingness to travel when needed
• Able to take direction and work through defined processes
• Do what is best for the company
• Willingness to work odd-hours/weekend
• Participates on the on-call list
• Positive attitude
• Willingness to spend their time learning and innovating
• Constant desire to improve themselves
• Problem solver who can think for themselves
• Attention to detail

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