Senior Database Administrator
We only have so many hands so for this search, Avant has exclusively partnered with LaSalle Network, the leading provider of professional staffing and recruiting services. LaSalle has worked with more than 10,000 companies, ranging from Fortune 500s to start ups. With units specializing in accounting and finance, administrative, marketing, executive search, technology, supply chain, healthcare revenue cycle, call center, and human resources, LaSalle serves companies of all sizes and across all industries.
What we do
We are revolutionizing the world of lending by lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing for everyday people. At our core, we are a tech company that builds advanced technology platforms and uses custom analytics to expand access to credit. Today, our platform helps underserved consumers find fair and fast installment loans. Tomorrow we plan to use our world class technology and underwriting capabilities to launch new products and services that help people improve their financial lives.
We think we are great, but you don’t have to take our word for it. Avant has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Fortune, Bloomberg and Crain's Chicago Business. We have also been named one of Forbes America's Most Promising Companies and we’ve been featured on Forbes’ list of Next Billion Dollar Startups. Find out more at www.avant.com
Who we are
We are nerds, passionate consumer advocates, hungry to make an impact, financial wizards who actually understand the fine print, data junkies, and a place where you can wear a baseball hat, a suit or both at the same time.
We believe that ideas are more important than titles, everything is more fun together, everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner.
Cool office and amazing benefits? Yeah… we have those - just ask us.
Whoever you are, you are welcome here; come join us.
Job Description
Let’s get to business. Avant is looking for a new DBA to join the Technology Team. You'll work directly with the Dev Ops team and be responsible for assisting in scaling the existing database infrastructure as well as designing and developing databases for future products. Tasks will range from defining database standards; designing database schemas; monitoring and optimizing operational databases and data warehouses; ensuring peak performance of database systems. We are looking for pragmatic database administrators who can not only help us execute in scaling our systems, but also have a real say in the technological direction.
Minimum Qualifications
- Entrepreneurial and self-driven
- Thrives in unstructured environments
- 5+ years of database administration experience, including at least 1 year of PostgreSQL experience
- Expert at query database schema design, database tuning, query optimization, and stored procedure development
- Experience with deploying databases in cloud environments, such as AWS
- Knowledge of replication, partitioning, sharding, and techniques for high availability
- Experience recommending and implementing architecture changes leading to measurable improvement
If you are interested in this Senior Database Administrator position and meet the requirements, please apply today!
Thank you,
Brandon Parezo
Technology Services
LaSalle Network
Keywords and Related Terms: postgresql, mysql, oracle, dba, database administrator, systems administrator, sharding, disaster recovery, replication, high availability, aws, cloud
Avant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Avant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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