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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** Northern Base
- **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States
- **Salary:** $41,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Query Performance, Application Integration Architecture, User Authentication, Batch Processing, Big Data, Databases, Data Deduplication, Information Engineering, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mapping, Data Profiling, Data Recovery, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Entity Relationship Models, Failover, PostgreSQL, Metadata, Performance Tuning, Release Management, Runbook, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Data Storage Management, System Availability, Change Data Capture, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Database Monitoring
- **Published:** September 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us58e3654e5e4b6c352b8e6416b2996809

## About the Role

Must-Have Skills:
PostgreSQL Database Administration
Advanced SQL Development & Optimization
Complex Queries, Joins & Subqueries
Views, Stored Procedures, Functions & Triggers
Execution Plan Analysis & Query Performance Tuning
Index Optimization
Locking, Blocking & Long-Running Transaction Resolution
PostgreSQL Installation, Configuration, Patching & Upgrades
Backup & Recovery
Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)
Replication, High Availability & Failover
Capacity Planning & Storage Management
Database Monitoring & Routine Maintenance
Database Security & Compliance
Roles, Privileges & Authentication
Encryption & Auditing
Data Protection
Relational Database Design
Conceptual, Logical & Physical Data Modeling
Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Schemas, Tables & Constraints
Normalization & Denormalization
Referential Integrity & Data Quality
Data Profiling, Analysis & Reconciliation
ETL Development & Data Integration
Data Mapping, Cleansing & Transformation
Deduplication, Validation & Error Handling
Incremental Loads & Change Data Capture (CDC)
Large-Volume Batch Processing
Production Support & Root Cause Analysis
Data Lineage, Metadata & Operational Documentation
Preferred Experience:
PostgreSQL Administration across Development, Test & Production
Enterprise Database Architecture
ETL Workflow Scheduling & Production Support
Performance Optimization for Large Data Volumes
Database Disaster Recovery & Recoverability Testing
Data Engineering & Application Integration
Collaboration with Application, Architecture, Infrastructure, QA & Business Teams
Controlled Release Management
Operational Runbook Development
Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field



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