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Upgrade: pgCenter 0.9.0 is out!

Since the last pgCenter release I’ve been working on some new improvements and now it’s time to introduce you to pgCenter 0.9.0. Here are a few key…

Знакомимся с новым DBA – Алексеем Козловым

Те, кто уже знаком с Data Egret, наверняка встречали или слышали о наших DBA. Каждый из них привносит в нашу команду свою уникальную экспертизу и интересы. Кто-то…

Знакомимся с новым DBA – Александром Никитиным

Каждый из наших DBA является безусловным профессионалом своего дела, в то же время каждый привносит в команду собственную уникальную экспертизу и интересы. Пополнение в команде всегда означает…

At Data Egret we truly love PostgreSQL the only true, community driven, disruptive (in a good way) powerful open-source database technology. PostgreSQL is disrupting the global Database Marketplace, which is projected to reach $154.6 billion by the year 2030.

All the evidence suggest PostgreSQL is going to play a major part of that, it already is!

Data Egret is a consulting firm offering advanced PostgreSQL administration services. We seek a Senior Sales Manager to help us grow our European client base and assist in the organic growth of our current customers.

The Senior Sales Manager will be responsible for all activities and interactions associated with driving revenue growth to expand Data Egret client base in Europe.

This is a full-time remote role; however, it is preferable that you reside in the UK, Germany or Benelux.

Experience required:

10+ years of enterprise IT sales experience, selling to C-level executives.
Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written in German and English, French would be a plus.).
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Experience working with distributed teams from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Key responsibilities:

Develop Sales plans and work with Marketing and Operations teams to implement and achieve success in lead generation.
Build strong C-level relationships resulting in growth opportunities within Europe.
Helping our prospects and customers to leverage the power of PostgreSQL through utilisation of Data Egret cutting edge support services.
Meet and exceed sales quota through outbound leads.
Qualify and cultivate leads generated from our website, trade shows and other marketing efforts.

Why choose Data Egret as your place of work?

You will be a part of one of the leading PostgreSQL consultancies and named a significant constributing sponsor to PostgreSQL by the Postgres community.
You will have an opportunity for individual growth and will be able to tackle various aspects of sales cycle while working with dynamic team of colleagues and building upon your network and your experience to grow Data Egret sales.
As our first dedicated Sales Manager in a high growth area your responsibilities are sure to develop further, and you will play an increasing key part for the growth of the business over time.

We offer:

A competitive pay based on your experience and annual performance-based bonus scheme.
Full-remote working.
Flexible working hours.
Collaborative and open working environment where you are supported by your colleagues and can learn and thrive.

Have questions about this opportunity?
Contact us! [email protected]

We are a consulting company that offers PostgreSQL administration services. We are looking for a seasoned PostgreSQL DBA specialist for a full-time remote position.

Who will you be working with?

Depending on the client’s team structure you will be working with either client’s DBAs, developers, DevOps, technical managers and CTOs.

Irrespective of client’s team structure you will be surrounded by best in class Data Egret PostgreSQL DBA, who have many years of experience supporting companies that work with PostgreSQL.

What skills will you gain?

In addition to harnessing your technical skills you will grow as a technical support specialist, who is able to listen to our clients, ask questions, review possible solutions with them, and be a reliable partner, who will be a valuable member of the extended client’s team beyond their expectations.

What will your job be like?

You will be the focal point to our clients when it comes to databases – figuring out why things don’t work the way they should, providing guidance and fixes to ensure that our client’s HA projects go like clockwork.

Here are a few examples of your day-to-day technical tasks:

Working with physical/logical replication.
Make changes in schema under load with minimum downtime.
Perform slow query analysis and optimization.
Implementing and troubleshooting backup and recovery practices.
Setting up and configuring Postgres.
Explaining to a customer how to use Postgres in the best way.
Finding and troubleshooting performance issues.
Perform minor and major PostgreSQL upgrades.

What do we expect from you?

You are a seasoned DBA with 2 or more years of experience in the management of high-availability clusters.
PostgreSQL projects (including replication configuration, performance tuning, monitoring configuration etc.).
Have experience in optimizing complex SQL queries.
Enjoy working independently and leading an open dialog with clients in order to obtain the necessary information regarding client’s problems, identify the issue, offer and discuss with client possible solutions and communicate upon delivery.
You are a confident Linux user and know how to perform basic system administration (Ubuntu/Debian/RedHat).
Have general understanding of database theory.
Have basic knowledge of shell scripting (writing screens-lengthy scripts that will be understandable to other admins and to yourself a few months later).
You can write and especially read complex (and very complex) SQL queries.
You are a keen learner and eager to discover new solutions to old problems.

Important: This is a client facing role and the ability to communicate your actions and be able to reason with client is imperative.

What skills would be a plus?

Working knowledge of German would be a plus.
Familiarity with Patroni.
Experience with PostgreSQL in cloud (AWS, RDS etc.)
Familiarity with some DevOps tools such as Ansible/Docker/Kubernetes.
Experience performing recovery from a backup.
C programming skills and experience in analysing with perf/strace/gdb.
Administration experience with cloud platforms.
Interest in giving conference talks and/or writing technical blog posts.
Experience working with PgBouncer.
Experience working with Postgres source code.
You performed or supported through migrations to Postgres from other DBMS.
You know how to work with monitoring solutions (DataDog, Odarix, NewRelic, Zabbix, pgwatch2 or other services/tools), as well as working with PostgreSQL logs gathering and interpreting data.

Why choose Data Egret as your place of work?

You will be a part of one of the leading PostgreSQL DBA teams working in a consultancy that has been named a significant sponsor to PostgreSQL by the Postgres community.
You will be able to brush up your database administration skills on a multitude of databases in different environments and gain experience that would normally take you years to get working in-house within months.

We offer:

A competitive pay based on your experience and annual performance-based bonus scheme.
Full-remote working.
Flexible working hours.
An opportunity to work alongside DBA colleagues, who live and breathe Postgres and contribute to its development.
Support of your participation in conferences and other PostgreSQL community-related work.
Collaborative and open environment where you are supported by your colleagues and can learn and thrive.

Have questions about this opportunity?
Contact us! [email protected]

We will provide you a tailored offering based on your system specifications, however, below rates will give you an idea of pricing for our Health Check solution.

Package	Price*
PostgreSQL configuration analysis	from 500 €
Hardware and OS configuration analysis	from 600 €
Slow SQL queries analysis	from 500 €
Comprehensive performance Health Check*	from 3500 €
* For single PostgreSQL installation (1 master + 1 replica)

Dedicated Data Egret team

that will be your contact in case of any questions or concerns. Team that will be aware of your system’s specifications and will work on any arising issues within 15 minutes to an hour from enquiry.

Real time counsel

on everything PostgreSQL provided by our team of experts to your company developers and operations engineers.

Ongoing monitoring of your databases

that includes query performance, issues management and recommendation on performance improvements.

Regular upgrades

of PostgreSQL and related software.

Backup and recovery

that includes regular backup of your database and recovery solution with regular test recovery.

Basic	Premium	VIP
Incl. up to 5h/month DBA time	Incl. up to 15h/month DBA time	Incl. up to 30h/month DBA time
Slack, Mattermost, Telegram	Slack, Mattermost, Telegram	Slack, Mattermost, Telegram
Response time — 1 Hour	Response time — 1 Hour	Response time — 30 minutes
Up to 2 PostgreSQL instances	Up to 5 PostgreSQL instances	Up to 10 PostgreSQL instances