Viridien (www.viridiengroup.com) is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. With our ingenuity, drive and deep curiosity we discover new insights, innovations, and solutions that efficiently and responsibly resolve complex natural resource, digital, energy transition and infrastructure challenges.
Job Description
Viridien's Earth Data Digital Solutions team is looking for an experienced and adaptable DBA/Database Developer, with a preference for PostgreSQL and Oracle, to join our growing team of database engineers, cloud architects, software engineers, and other SMEs. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is passionate about database architecture and has good knowledge of best practices in database design and management.
You will be building, maintaining, and configuring distributed database systems for our clients, employing best practices in areas such as change control, deployment, performance tuning, backup, and disaster recovery. Experience with Azure services will be beneficial, as you will be involved in the deployment and ongoing management of these databases in Azure.
Team Description
Earth Data Digital Solutions is a growing and dynamic team providing leading edge technology solutions and services to solve our client’s data transformation and analytics challenges across a range of industries including seismic, geothermal, environmental, hydrocarbon, and mineral exploration. You will be working in an open and collaborative environment, working alongside our teams’ developers and subject matter experts.
Qualifications
The following skills and experience are expected:
Strong database administration skills (ideally PostgreSQL and Oracle)
Strong SQL skills and ability to optimize queries (ideally PostgreSQL and Oracle)
Database design
One or more procedural languages – e.g. PL/SQL, PL/PgSQL
Version control and deployment
Linux administration and basic shell scripting
CI/CD, DB DevOps
Problem solving
Desirable:
ETL tools
Liquibase
Background in software engineering and best practices
Data Integration & Analytics (Pentaho)
Microsoft Azure
Spatial database data management (Oracle Spatial, Postgres-PostGIS, ESRI Geodatabases)
GeoServer
Kubernetes
Docker
Education:
A degree in computing or a related discipline or relevant professional certification.
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