Authentic8 is seeking a DBA & Enterprise Data Engineer to lead database operations and build data pipelines to support informed business decisions, addressing the need for secure and anonymous investigations in a complex online world.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL (strongly preferred)
- Ability to design and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
- Ability to work with APIs and third-party integrations for platforms like Salesforce and Jira
- Strong SQL skills and proficiency with data modeling
- Familiarity with cloud-based data warehousing solutions (e.g., BigQuery)
- Experience with Chef
- Proficiency in Ruby and/or Python
Responsibilities
- Own the availability, incident response, and operational health of the company’s PostgreSQL platform databases (Eng, QA, and Production)
- Ensure high availability and disaster recovery processes are tested and functioning.
- Implement PostgreSQL changes with minimal service interruption.
- Perform live schema updates and patches in coordination with Engineering and DevOps.
- Plan for database growth, execute tuning analysis, and conduct performance optimization.
- Review and assist with SQL query optimization, identify and resolve deadlocks.
- Lead data integration projects that centralize company data from multiple systems into one or more centralized data pools (e.g., BigQuery).
Other
- 8+ years of experience as a DBA
- 8+ years of experience supporting SaaS platforms
- 4+ years of experience working with automation tools and workflows
- Experience working in cross-functional teams including Engineering, DevOps, and Business Operations
- Excellent documentation and communication skills
