Lead System Engineer - PostgreSQL
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Years Exp : 8-12yrs

Mandatory Skills and Experience:
Hands-on experience with database standards and end user applications.
Experience on PG version – PG 12, PG 13, PG 14 & PG 15
Excellent knowledge of PG RDBMS (all versions) architecture & design.
Excellent knowledge of Architecture, Backup, Recovery (PITTR), Replication & Performance Tuning concepts.
Experience in Backup and Recovery using PG_DUMP and PG_DUMPALL
Experience in setting up WAL archiving, Point in Time Recovery
Hands-on experience of using tools/extensions – REPMGR, PGBACKREST, pg_repack, pg_crypto, pg_audit, Data Wrapper, pg_bouncer,
Good understanding of configuration files such as Pg_hba.Conf, Postgresql.Conf (with knowledge on Parameter values)
Scripting knowledge using Ansibel and SHELL
Proficient in troubleshooting & solving complex performance problems.
Proficient in managing Patching, Upgrades & Migrations.
Proficient in monitoring & performance analysis through open source tools
Experience in handling Disaster Recovery tests & exercises.
Certifications and experience of managing RDS for PostgreSQL on AWS
Experience in working on a large-scale environment (at least 1000 + databases with bigger sizes).
Working experience in banking domain (preferred).
Expert knowledge of ITIL processes around Incident, Problem, Change, Quality Management and CSI.
Exceptional coordination, communication and interpersonal skills to work across global teams and clients.
Demonstrated ability to analyze, diagnose and assess problems; work with global stakeholders to derive tactical and long-term solutions as appropriate.
Demonstrable crisis management skills in a large, globally distributed environment.
Experience working with or in an automated operation environment
Experience managing operations on core & cloud-based infra environments – 'AaS platform' experience ideal.


Preferred Education, Skills and Experience:
Certifications and experience of managing RDS for PostgreSQL on AWS
Hands-on experience of using tools/extensions – REPMGR, PGBACKREST, pg_repack, pg_crypto, pg_audit, Data Wrapper, pg_bouncer
Good understanding of configuration files such as Pg_hba.Conf, Postgresql.Conf.
Experienced in backup and recovery using PG_DUMP and PG_DUMPALL, setting up WAL archiving, Point in Time Recovery
Experience in Ansible, Shell / Perl / Python Scripting
Proficient in managing Patching, Upgrades & Migrations.
Proficient in monitoring & performance analysis through open source tools



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