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Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator
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