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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** Northern Base
- **Location:** New Castle, DE, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **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:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/ddf503f4-41d1-41f6-99b3-68058454de6b/database-administrator

## 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