PostgreSQL DBA

Pay Range: $100,000 - $105,000 per annum including any bonuses or variable pay.

Tech Mahindra also offers benefits including medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance, and paid time off (holidays, parental leave, sick leave as required by law). The exact offer terms will depend on the candidate's skill level, education, experience, and location.

• Design, build, and maintain Postgre
  
  SQL databases in GCP (Cloud SQL, Compute Engine, or GKE-based deployments).
• Perform advanced performance tuning, query optimization, index management, and capacity planning.
• Implement and maintain high availability (HA), replication (logical/physical), and failover strategies.
• Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions, including PITR in GCP.
• Enforce database security best practices, access management, encryption, and network policies.
• Automate operational tasks using Terraform, Python, Bash, or Cloud Functions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database performance using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, or third‑party tools.
• Collaborate with application, Dev Ops, and platform teams to support database integration and CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform root‑cause analysis on database incidents and implement long‑term fixes.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, regulatory policies, and audit requirements.
• Act as the primary SME for Postgre
  
  SQL in GCP.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to operations teams.
• Work closely with vendors, engineering teams, and stakeholders to support strategic initiatives.

• 8+ years of experience as a Postgre
  
  SQL DBA, including deep knowledge of Postgre
  
  SQL internals.
• Strong experience working in GCP environments, especially Cloud SQL for Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Expertise in performance tuning, explain plans, vacuuming strategies, and connection pooling (pg Bouncer/pgPool).
• Strong understanding of GCP networking, IAM roles, VPC, and private services.
• Hands‑on experience with backup/restore tools, WAL archiving, logical replication, and high‑availability setups.
• Proficiency in Terraform (or other IaC tools), and scripting (Python/Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting for Postgre
  
  SQL and cloud environments.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

• Experience with Big Query, GKE, or hybrid/multi‑cloud Postgre
  
  SQL deployments.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes operators for Postgre
  
  SQL such as Cloud
  
  Native
  
  PG, Patroni, or Crunchy Data.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Dev Ops practices, or SRE methodologies.
• Google Cloud certifications (e.g., Professional Database Engineer, Cloud Architect).

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives.

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations are also available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities.

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