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Gridpoint

Senior Software Engineer

Reston, VA

$127.40K - $168K/yr

Oracle, Postgres or SQL Server; application frameworks (e.g. J2EE, JBOSS, Spring, Hibernate, OSGI) Minimum 5 years of experience with web services applications... RESTful designs preferred Minimum 8 ...

Keylent Inc

Data Engineer

Richmond, VA

$113.30K - $136.10K/yr

Experience with relational SQL, Snowflake and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra. Detailed overview of functional and technical role expectations: Candidate with 5+ years of experience ...

Entarian

Database Team Lead

Radford, VA

Knowledge of Oracle, MSSQL, POSTGRES, MYSQL and cloud database environments * Knowledge of database administration responsibilities * All positions require the ability to relate to customers in a ...

Entarian

Database Team Lead

Radford, VA

Knowledge of Oracle, MSSQL, POSTGRES, MYSQL and cloud database environments * Knowledge of database administration responsibilities * All positions require the ability to relate to customers in a ...

Entarian

Database Team Lead

Radford, VA

Knowledge of Oracle, MSSQL, POSTGRES, MYSQL and cloud database environments * Knowledge of database administration responsibilities * All positions require the ability to relate to customers in a ...

Seekr

Senior DevOps Engineer

Reston, VA

$135.20K - $173.70K/yr

Own database operations for production Postgres and Opensearch clusters -- availability, performance, backup, and recovery. * Partner with engineering teams to define platform and delivery standards.

Samprasoft

DevOps Engineer Professional

Mclean, VA

$54 - $74/hr

Databases - MSSQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, DB2 * Test Scenarios and test scripts Project Overview: * Team is task force in automating provisioning maintenance configuration of their database assets.

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a PostgreSQL Database Administrator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a PostgreSQL Database Administrator, you need strong expertise in relational database management, SQL proficiency, and a background in computer science or information technology. Familiarity with tools like pgAdmin, command-line utilities, and experience with backup, recovery, and performance tuning are typically required, along with relevant certifications such as PostgreSQL Certified Professional. Analytical problem-solving, attention to detail, and effective communication are essential soft skills for collaborating with development teams and troubleshooting issues. These skills are crucial for ensuring database reliability, optimizing performance, and supporting the data needs of organizations.

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Postgres Database Administrators often encounter challenges such as managing database performance, ensuring data security, and planning for scalability. Tuning queries and indexing strategies are crucial for maintaining optimal performance, especially as data volume grows. Security is another key focus, requiring regular updates, user access management, and monitoring for vulnerabilities. Collaborating closely with development and operations teams helps address these challenges by streamlining deployment and troubleshooting processes. Continuous learning and leveraging the active Postgres community are also important for staying updated with best practices.

What are Postgres administrators?

Postgres administrators, often called PostgreSQL DBAs, are professionals responsible for managing and maintaining PostgreSQL databases. Their duties include installing and configuring the database system, performing backups and recovery, optimizing queries, monitoring performance, and ensuring data security. They also handle user permissions, troubleshoot issues, and may assist in database design to support application development. Effective Postgres administrators help ensure that databases run smoothly, securely, and efficiently.
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PostgreSQL Database Developer

PostgreSQL Database Developer

Contact Government Services, LLC

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Posted 8 days ago

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.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success:
- 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, as well as 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 that they have sufficient resources allocated to support 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
- Create and maintain technical documentation using defined technical documentation templates, as well as gaining an in-depth knowledge of the business data to propose and implement effective solutions
- 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, triggers to Postgres using Ora2Pg tool

Ideally, you will also have:
- Experience implementing and maintaining data warehouses
- Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL
- Experience with Oracle databases
- Experience leveraging the Ora2Pg tool
- Experience with working in cloud environments such as Azure and/or AWS
- Prior federal consulting experience

Our Commitment:
Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

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

Join our team and become part of government innovation!

Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:
https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/

For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:
Email: info@cgsfederal.com

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