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Application Architect

Genesis10
life insurance, 401(k)
United States, Texas, Plano
Mar 04, 2025
Genesis10 is currently seeking an Application Architect with our client in the financial industry located in Plano, TX, Chandler, AZ, and Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract position. Responsibilities: Provide end-to-end support of production applications, ensuring their stability, reliability, and performance Conduct in-depth problem analysis of application, troubleshoot system errors, and performance issues Perform proactive application stability analysis to investigate performance concerns, system errors and improvement opportunities Take ownership of problem root cause analysis and implement appropriate remediation Lead chronic issue investigations to minimize business impact and maintain system health Drive proactive monitoring review and implementation strategies Collaborate with Engineering, Application Development, and Infrastructure teams to implement break fixes, code updates, configuration changes, and production enhancements Handle application management, business continuity, server patching coordination, vulnerabilities remediation, Splunk monitor setup Lead production incident triaging calls Provide production on-call support, including weekend rotation on a round-robin basis Execute disaster recovery procedures and strategies Respond to and resolve production tickets promptly to meet SLA requirements Support Database patching and ability to provide continuous support for the Application Create and maintain documentation, troubleshoot playbooks, test failover and recovery plans Perform regular database maintenance tasks Create the objects in the database, such as triggers, indexes, etc. Monitor the performance of the database and ensure optimum performance Identify potential issues in the database to solve them early Maintain backups and perform disaster recovery in case a disaster destroys the database Monitor security and prevent any unauthorized access to the database Schedule consistent maintenance on the server Maintain database schema Manage database availability Give best practice guidance to the development team Resolve any production data issues Tablespace management Role management Ensure data integrity Maintain the database using different utilities Requirements: 7+ years of experience in production database operations Bachelor's degree or related experience Postgres DBA, strong shell script skills, DB replication, ability to create playbooks, and strong SME in Unix System Administration Proven experience in Database support or similar role, preferably in production environment Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective work across cross-functional teams Familiarity with database platforms such as Oracle or PostgreSQL Knowledge of F5 Load balancer, GTM, high availability architectures and disaster recovery strategies Certification in Red Hat Linux, DevOps methodologies or related fields Knowledge of Ansible Tower, and CICD concepts, GTM and LTM concepts, understanding of F5 load balancing Experience architecting a large-scale production database platform Strong knowledge of Postgres production and contingency replication feature and configuration Strong knowledge of Postgres HA Clustered environment Strong hands-on experience on failover/migration and data restores in a HA environment Proficient in handling crontabs and data backups using pgBackRest Proficient in handling Kubernetes/OpenShift cluster for PostgreSQL Ability to write ansible playbooks. PostgreSQL DBA experience in a 24x7 production environment Experience in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting PostgreSQL (Postgres) on Linux Experience with database backup and recovery, including implementing disaster recovery standards (Postgres) Experience with database design, optimization, and tuning (Postgres) Experience with implementing database security concepts, including access, auditing, and encryption Strong experience on OpenShift containers, Apache Kafka Pay Range: $63.68-$71.68 Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! About Genesis10: Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals. For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: * Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years. * The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. * Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.) * Behavioral Health Platform * Medical, Dental, Vision * Health Savings Account * Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) * Voluntary Term Life Insurance * 401K * Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) * Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF and Illinois) For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website. Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.