Sr. AWS PostgreSQL DBA

Labcorp is recruiting a Senior AWS PostgreSQL DBA for a dynamic team in either the RTP or Burlington, NC area.

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Summary of Position:

LabCorp is looking for a hands-on DBA, technologist and architect who has deep experience in PostgreSQL implementation to focus on building out the PostgreSQL DBA service. They will need to have experience with both on-premise and AWS cloud implementation.

Responsibilities include:

Architect the PostgreSQL environment to support application requirements including the use of read replicas, number of connections, managing concurrency etc.

Lead efforts to develop and improve procedures for automated monitoring and proactive intervention, reducing any unplanned downtime.

Participate in application development projects and be responsible for the database architecture and design.

Participate in the creation of development, staging, and production database instances, and the migration from one environment to another.

Participate in developer SQL code review to ensure queries are optimized and tuned to perform efficiently prior to production release.

Establish and implement processes/automation which ensures regular backups and recovery of databases.

Automate and perform regular database maintenance (e.g., Vacuum, Reindexing, Archiving, Connection pooling).

Perform Query tuning and preventative maintenance.

Participate in a 24×7 support rotation.

Support complex cloud applications.

Establish replication, as needed, to/from PostgreSQL instances

Required Skills and Experience:

Minimum 7 years of experience in IT working on mid to large scale projects.

Normally requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 7-10 years of experience in related field.

5+ years in a DBA role including at least 5 years of PostgreSQL experience

Technical expertise regarding data models, database design and development

Familiarity with replication to/from PostgreSQL and other RDBMS’s

Familiarity with several data modelling tools. ER/Studio a plus

Strong client interaction and communication skills (written & verbal)

Demonstrated experience with standard PostgreSQL tools like pgAdmin

Desired Skills:

Experience working with Amazon RDS including Amazon Aurora

Experience implementing PostgreSQL on-premise on Red Hat

Application DBA experience

Domain experience: Healthcare

Knowledge of Key-Value Store and Document Store databases like DynamoDB, DocumentDB and MongoDB

Familiarity with Data Warehousing, ETL tools/processes and streaming data for Operational Data Stores

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law. 

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