Re: Database Administrator (DBA) Opportunity at Rentrak!

Hi,

This email was stuck in moderation queue (sorry about that). Please
contact Kristina Palmer <kristina.palmer@rentrakmail.com> for details. I
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On Mon, 2013-06-03 at 14:14 +0300, Devrim GÜNDÜZ wrote:
> Do you...
>
>    - Have a passion for solving technical problems, from bottleneck
>    analysis to collaboratively tuning the application stack?
>    - Enjoy providing support and advice for developers writing
> applications
>    that access the databases?
>    - Have a strong DBA foundation and ready to develop your experience
> on
>    Postgres?
>    - Want to build and manage solutions that provide infrastructure for
>    deploying, managing, and maintaining terabytes of databases?
>    - Prefer to understand how something works, versus simply being
> content
>    with knowing it does work?
>
> Team members of Rentrak's Infrastructure Systems Group design and
> support
> mission-critical high-up-time systems running a complex application
> stack
> for each business vertical. Our work group functions as a highly
> collaborative cross-trained unit. While your primary focus will be on
> Database management using Postgres, you will also get to cultivate and
> apply skills ranging from system configuration management to software
> development.
>
> As administrators of the central technical infrastructure for the
> company,
> we place a strong emphasis on providing excellent customer service to a
> broadly defined range of customers, including our internal users,
> developers, operators, business managers, and external clients. If you
> are
> looking to be an invisible cog in the machine, look elsewhere; if you
> are
> ready to make a difference to your coworkers and earn your daily thanks,
> come join us!
>
> The ideal candidate...
>
> Combines a number of technical skills and experience across several IT
> disciplines, such as:
>
>    - Database operation, diagnosis, tuning, and troubleshooting (primary
>    job functions)
>    - Software development support (for interfacing with developers,
> nothing
>    beats having walked in the other guy's shoes)
>    - Configuration management (for automating some types of
>    deploy/maintenance work)
>    - System and performance analysis, in both physical and virtual
>    environments
>    - Recovery planning, from the database to the application
>
>
> and must also present strong soft skills for a team-oriented
> environment:
>
>    - Excellent customer service
>    - Holistic problem solving
>    - Sense of responsibility and follow-through
>    - Can-do attitude
>    - Enough experience and maturity to enjoy getting to shed
> turf-guarding,
>    rejoice that you are not expected to know everything, and get
> straight
>    problem-solving within a cross-functional team
>    - Great common sense, can laugh and cry with team.
>
>
> Responsibilities:
>
>    - Care and feeding of database systems, primarily Postgres, some
> Oracle
>    and SQL Server.
>    - Must have or be willing to learn new technologies and process.
>    - Work with development teams to design, implement, troubleshoot,
>    monitor, and improve corporate projects.
>    - Be a project owner.
>
>
> Required Skills:
>
>    - 1- 5 years relevant experience.
>    - Experienced Linux user.
>    - Database administration (Postgres strongly preferred), including:
>    installation, initialization, authentication, catalog navigation,
> query
>    tuning, system tuning, resource contention analysis, backup and
> recovery,
>    standby, replication, etc.
>    - Database operation, to support developers in making scalable
> decisions
>    in schema design and data processing models.
>    - Some experience Perl and/or Bash is HIGHLY desirable.
>
> Rentrak is a global media measurement and research company, providing
> content measurement, analytical services and unique insight to the most
> recognizable names in the entertainment industry.
>
> Rentrak headquarters are located in beautiful Portland, Oregon, near
> scenic
> mountains, beaches, and rivers. Our office has convenient access to
> public
> transportation and the freeway.
>
> We offer a friendly team oriented workplace and our benefits are among
> the
> best in the business including matching 401K program, medical, dental,
> vision, disability and life insurance, wellness programs, tuition
> reimbursement, an extremely generous vacation package and more.
>
> Hi,
>
> This email was left in moderation queue, and the approval token is not
> available, so sending it myself. Please contact Kristina (CC'ed) for
> details, I have no connection with them:
>
> ==========================================================================================
>
> Rentrak Corporation proudly supports Affirmative Action. Rentrak
> Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent
> upon successful completion of background investigation and
> pre-employment drug screen. Rentrak participates in eVerify.
>
> *No recruiters or agencies please.
>
> Please use the following link to apply:
>
> https://apply.hrmdirect.com/ResumeDirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req_id=enc-15.777380191267773&source=124067-CS-4217
>
>
>
> We look forward to hearing from you!
>
>
>
> *Kristina M Palmer*| Recruiting Intern, Human Resources
>
> o  *503.284.7581x459* | *kristina.palmer@rentrak.com*
> *RENTRAK* | www.rentrak.com | NASDAQ: RENT
>
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Devrim GÜNDÜZ
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PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
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