Who we are:

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

We encourage you to apply if your qualifications and experience are a good fit for any of our openings.

Your role:

The Senior Postgres Database Administrator is responsible for the performance, integrity, security, monitoring, maintenance and support of Global Relay's Production Postgres database systems.

This includes contributing to the on-going development, installation, configuration, support, and maintenance of database scripts, custom reports, data extracts, storage/capacity planning, performance tuning, and optimization to ensure the highest level of database and application performance.

Your job:

• Monitor, support, and maintain all internal and external databases
• Ensure that all issues in staging and production environments are addressed quickly
• Conduct research and analysis to contribute to the on-going improvement of database performance, functionality, and availability
• Assist in the planning and execution of database related maintenance and upgrades
• Assist with space management initiatives and database migration projects
• Perform routine archiving, security, and auditing related tasks, according to applicable policies and procedures
• Support client database functions, including data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) services
• Provide management reports, customer reports, and data extracts
• Make recommendations on existing and future storage and system infrastructure
• Assist with the enforcement of documented database policies, procedures and standards

About you:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with PostgreSQL database administration
• Knowledge of database performance tuning and query optimization
• Ability to work with agile teams to support dynamic and high-availability environments
• Strong knowledge of database backups/restores, clustering, mirroring, and replication
• Experience in documentation and presentation of technical tasks and implementation plans
• Previous experience working in an environment with formally structured IT Operational processes including work request ticket management, incident management, change management, problem management
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships, working effectively in a team environment and independently as needed
• Ability to adapt to change and work well under pressure, while multi-tasking and managing numerous projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong organizational, problem solving, and documentation skills
• Database certification and service management certifications such as ITIL are considered an asset
• Solid understanding of networking/firewall concepts and their role within an application development environment is considered an asset

Compensation:Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in accordance with the pay transparency laws of the province of British Columbia. In addition to the annual base salary (range listed below), compensation for this role also includes a corporate bonus, extended health benefits, and RRSP Matching, and (for applicable Sales roles) an enticing commission structure.

British Columbia - Base Salary Range:$100,000—$130,000 CAD

What you can expect:

At Global Relay, there's no ceiling to what you can achieve. It's the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You'll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You'll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you'll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it's flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.