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Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Full TimeRemoteTeam 1-10Since 2018H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

37 days ago

Salary

$145K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishAWSAzureCloudGrafanaLinuxPostgresPrometheusTerraform

Job Description

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of PostgreSQL clusters • Design and manage high-availability (HA) PostgreSQL clusters across all environments • Proactively monitor and resolve bottlenecks • Implement advanced partitioning strategies and automated archival policies • Own the backup/DR strategy and execute zero-downtime upgrades • Optimize read-replicas and materialized views for BI reporting • Utilize Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and scripting to automate provisioning • Design and orchestrate automated failover to maintain RTO of <15 minutes • Enforce SOC2/GDPR standards and implement data retention policies

Job Requirements

  • 5–10 years as a production PostgreSQL DBA
  • Deep mastery of MVCC, WAL, and Query Planner behavior
  • Proficiency with pgBouncer, Patroni, and cloud-native database environments (AWS/Azure)
  • Strong Linux skills and experience with Prometheus/Grafana monitoring
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Remote-first culture

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