Quest

Database Administrator (DBA)

Location PA-Panama-Remote
Job ID
2024-11836
Category
Information Technology
Position Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

Do you want to work in a fun and supportive environment? Do you want to join a world-class company where you can transform your career?

 

At One Identity we know that companies with a strong positive culture perform so much better. That is why every day we strive to create a collaborative and inclusive working environment where our people can feel empowered to succeed. At One Identity you may work from home, but you will never feel remote.

 

One Identity is an award-winning IT management software provider offering a broad selection of solutions that solve some of the most common and most challenging IT problems. We are very customer focused and are proud to support the most complex customers with the highest IT demands in the world. It’s exciting, it’s challenging and it’s rewarding while offering career and personal growth. 

 

We are looking for a talented and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join our engineering team.  As a DBA supporting OneLogin, you will be responsible for the performance, reliability, and scalability of our database systems, particularly PostgreSQL, which is central to our data architecture.  This role will involve administering large-scale PostgreSQL databases, optimizing performance, ensuring high availability, and providing support for database migrations, backups, and disaster recovery. 

You will collaborate closely with developers, DevOps, and other technical teams to ensure the smooth operation of our critical systems and data pipelines.  If you are passionate about database management, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to contribute to an innovative and fast-growing SaaS company, we'd love to hear from you!

 

100% Remote - Candidate must be located in Panama.  LOCAL candidates only

Responsibilities

-Manage, maintain, and optimize PostgreSQL databases in production, test, and development environments

-Ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability of databases

-Implement and maintain automated database monitoring, backups, and performance-tuning processes

-Troubleshoot and resolve database issues related to performance, capacity, and availability

-Perform proactive performance analysis and tuning of queries, indexes, and schema design to ensure optimal database performance

-Design and implement database partitioning, indexing, and optimization strategies for large-scale datasets

-Continuously monitor database performance and make recommendations for improvements to system and query efficiency

-Implement and enforce database security policies and best practices, including encryption, access control, and user management

-Work with security and compliance teams to ensure databases meet regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, etc.)

-Maintain database disaster recovery plans and backup strategies, perform regular database backups, and ensure quick recovery in the event of failure

-Provide on-call support and troubleshooting for production database issues

-Assist in the migration of databases to new environments, patching to maintain database integrity and security, and upgrading PostgreSQL versions as necessary

-Work closely with development, Quality Assurance, DevOps, and other teams to support application deployments, infrastructure changes, and strategic initiatives

Qualifications

-5+ years of hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL Database Administrator or in a similar database management role

-Expertise in PostgreSQL database architecture, performance tuning, and query optimization.

-Experience with high-availability setups, replication, failover, and disaster recovery strategies in PostgreSQL.

-Strong understanding of database security, backup/recovery strategies, and data integrity principles.

-Familiarity with cloud-based databases (AWS Aurora, RDS)

-Experience with database migration and version upgrade strategies.

-Proficiency with Linux/Unix-based systems and shell scripting.

-Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues effectively under pressure

-Good team collaboration skills with a pragmatic and positive attitude

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

 

Nice-to-have

-Familiarity with other database systems like MySQL, MariaDB, and/or NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and Redis

-Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, CloudHealth, Sumologic) and PostgreSQL extensions (e.g., pg_stat_statements, pg_partman) is a plus.

-Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet and managing code via a Git version control system

-AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

-Exposure to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and database script execution tools like Liquibase

 

Company Description 

One Identity enables organizations of all sizes to better secure, manage, monitor, protect, and analyze information and infrastructure to help fuel innovation and drive their businesses forward. With team members around the globe, we intend to continue to grow revenues and add value to customers.  

  

When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to build and develop products at a scale few others can provide. Our product portfolio serves a large base of customers and we are addressing the strategic imperatives for enterprise businesses. Working with some of the most talented employees the industry has to offer, we provide enhanced career opportunities for team members to learn and grow in a rapidly changing environment.  

  

Why work with us?  

-Life at One Identity means collaborating with dedicated professionals with a passion for technology.  

-When we see something that could be improved, we get to work inventing the solution.  

-Our people demonstrate our winning culture through positive and meaningful relationships.  

-We invest in our people and offer a series of programs that enables them to pursue a career that fulfills their potential.  

-Our team members’ health and wellness is our priority as well as rewarding them for their hard work.  

  

One Identity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: One Identity is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at One Identity are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. One Identity will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. One Identity encourages applicants of all ages.  

  

Come join us. For more information, visit us on the web at One Identity Careers | Explore Opportunities with the OI Team 

  

Job seekers should be aware of fraudulent job offers from online scammers and only apply to roles listed on quest.com/careers using our applicant system. Note: We do not use text messaging or third-party messaging apps like Telegram to communicate with applicants, so please exercise caution if you are approached in this way and only interact with people claiming to be Quest employees if they have an email address ending in @quest.com or @oneidentity.com 

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