L3 Database Administration

Company:  Gazelle Global
Location: Scotland
Closing Date: 08/07/2026
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent

Job Description

Database Administration of Greenplum/ Postgres/ Snowflake


Your responsibilities: Candidate will have extensive working knowledge on PostgreSQL, Snowflake and Greenplum databases.


Responsibilities:

  • Snowflake internals and integration with other data processing technologies.
  • Data lakes, data structures and data models suited to Snowflake architecture.
  • Snowflake modeling – roles, schemas and databases.
  • Experience of building data ingestion pipelines with tools like Informatica, Talend etc.
  • Effective management of data from various sources like JSON, XML, CSV etc.
  • Expertise in Patroni for HADR and streaming replication.
  • Strong knowledge of Postgres/Greenplum database backup and recovery strategies.
  • Proven experience in performance tuning and optimization for Postgres/Snowflake and Greenplum.
  • Develop and maintain backup strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.
  • Manage day-to-day activities such as database provisioning, maintenance, and upgrades in Postgres.
  • Perform data migrations using gpcopy and other tools, minimizing downtime and data loss.
  • Manage database bloat and leverage statistics for performance optimization.
  • Understand and utilize GPTEXT for troubleshooting complex issues.
  • Leverage Greenplum utilities like gpload, pxf, and GP spark for efficient data loading and integration.
  • Ensure database security, compliance, and adherence to best practices.
  • Knowledge about ETL processes and its implementation.
  • Knowledge of SQL and complex query writing.
  • Implement monitoring solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues.
  • Develop scripts in shell/Python/Ansible to automate routine database tasks and improve operational efficiency.
  • Cloud computing experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud.


Qualifications


Essential skills/knowledge/experience: Extensive working knowledge (DB Administration) on PostgreSQL, Snowflake and Greenplum databases.


Required Skills

  • For Postgres - Database provisioning, maintenance, and upgrades.
  • For Greenplum – Data Migrations using gpcopy performance optimization leveraging Statistics.
  • Manage Db bloat, Understand and utilize GPTEXT for troubleshooting complex issues.
  • Experience in Greenplum utilities like gpload, pxf, and GP spark for efficient data loading and integration.
  • For Snowflake – Data lakes, data structures and data models suited to Snowflake architecture.
  • Snowflake modeling – roles, schemas and databases.
  • SQL and complex query writing.
  • Expertise in Shell/Python/Ansible scripting knowledge.
  • Expertise in Patroni for HADR and streaming replication.


Preferred Skills

  • ETL processes and its implementation.
  • Building data ingestion pipelines with tools like Informatica, Talend etc.
  • Cloud computing experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud.


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