• Administer and maintain PostgreSQL databases in cloud environments (Azure preferred). • Track database health, performance, and capacity using cloud-native and third-party monitoring tools. • Own backup strategy, integrity checks, retention policies, and disaster recovery planning. • Configure and maintain replication, failover, and high-availability setups across environments. • Build and maintain automation for provisioning, migrations, monitoring, and maintenance using IaC and scripting tools. • Improve performance through partnering with development teams on query tuning, indexing, schema design, normalization, and indexing strategies. • Implement security best practices for RBAC, encryption, auditing and patching. • Troubleshoot and resolve database-related incidents in collaboration with DevOps and engineering. • Develop root cause analysis findings and implement preventative actions.