PostgreSQL DBA -- Brighton UK

Hi all,

Brandwatch is hiring for a Senior PostgreSQL DBA to work in Brighton-based Data Infrastructure team.

At Brandwatch we deal with relatively large amounts of data (>80TB in Postgres alone), and as a team we make sure that all of our core data platforms (Postgres, Solr, HBase, Kafka) are performant, reliable and available 24x7.

As our PostgreSQL specialist you will work closely with our Senior SQL Developer and the rest of the development and infrastructure teams to drive improvements and address issues.  You must be familiar with operating large databases with many connections, shards and rows, and be comfortable with techniques for high availability and disaster recovery in this sort of environment.

You’ll be an intrinsic part in helping us continue to build and evolve the best social data analytics platform on the planet, so someone who relishes a challenge is a must. We are very proud of Brandwatch's culture, of the ability and openness of the people we get to work with.

Your role will include:

• Actively identifying and predicting scalability and performance issues, and suggesting plans to addressing them
• Proactively monitoring all aspects of the infrastructure and database health to maintain uptime and performance, including, where necessary, the development of new tooling
• Maintaining a constant capability for disaster recovery and data restore with regular testing
• Automation of standard tasks, including migration from our existing puppet-based provisioning to Kubernetes
• Working with the development teams to identify their needs and allow them to deliver excellent services
• Participating in the cross-functional support rota for our data stores, including Solr, HBase and Kafka
• Tracking new developments in the PostgreSQL ecosystem and driving advances in our infrastructure

You should have:

• Strong production experience as a Database Administrator. Prior experience of PostgreSQL is essential
• Prior knowledge of SQL and the procedural languages (PL/pgSQL or PL/SQL)
• Knowledge of query tuning, both as a general methodology and ideally with regards to PostgreSQL running on modern Linux systems
• Knowledge of Linux system administration and tuning
• A passion for the field and of learning more
• Attention to detail and an analytic approach to your work

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience of PostgreSQL in a multi-terabyte data set environment
• Experience as Java, C/C++ or Python developer
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible or Kubernetes
• Experience with utilising Hadoop, HBase, Solr or Kafka or similar technologies

What we offer:

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including; bike to work scheme, pension contribution, childcare vouchers and discounted gym memberships.

Culture:  Brandwatch is a place where the lines between work and fun are blurred. As a growing international company, with 7 offices across the globe, communication is key to ensure everyone’s voices are heard, and helps us maintain our flat structure. We listen and learn. We develop our staff. We care about everything, and above all we support each other.

Working for Brandwatch: Brandwatch Brighton is where it all began. We can be found in the vibrant North Laine in our brand new refurbished offices. Whilst we don’t believe in stereotypes, we do host yoga classes and Juice Mondays. We have cupboards bursting with snacks, a well stocked drinks fridge, sushi lunches, flexible working spaces and if you’re lucky we’ll even treat you to an ice-cream on the beach and you can enjoy one of our weekly massages right from the office.

To all recruitment agencies: Brandwatch does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Brandwatch employees. Brandwatch is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

If you're interested please apply here https://www.brandwatch.com/careers/ or email me alexey@brandwatch.com

Many thanks,
  Alexey