Senior PostgreSQL System Administrator

We are looking for an experienced Senior Postgre

SQL System Administrator with 5–7 years of hands‑on experience managing large‑scale, mission‑critical Postgre

SQL environments. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in performance tuning, high availability design, and database security, and who enjoys mentoring junior DBAs while influencing architectural decisions.

• Lead installation, configuration, and administration of Postgre
  
  SQL databases across production and non‑production environments
• Design and implement High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and replication solutions
• Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize queries and configurations
• Perform database upgrades, patching, and migrations with minimal downtime
• Implement and manage backup and recovery strategies (pgBackRest, Barman, etc.)
• Ensure database security through access control, auditing, and encryption
• Automate routine DBA tasks using Shell scripting, Ansible
  , or similar tools
• Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, and Dev Ops teams on scalable architectures
• Create and maintain documentation, standards, and best practices
• Mentor junior DBAs and act as a Postgre
  
  SQL Subject Matter Expert
• Participate in on‑call rotation and resolve critical incidents

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5–7 years of Postgre
  
  SQL DBA experience (Mongo
  
  DB exposure required)
• Strong knowledge of Postgre
  
  SQL internals and architecture
• Experience with Postgre
  
  SQL v14
• Expertise in streaming/logical replication and clustering
• Advanced performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies
• Strong Linux/Unix skills with scripting (Bash, Python preferred)
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix
• Experience managing Postgre
  
  SQL on cloud platforms (AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, Azure)

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of other databases (MySQL, Oracle, No
  
  SQL)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices
• Infrastructure as Code experience (
  Ansible, Terraform
  )

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and documentation abilities
• Leadership and mentoring mindset
• Proactive, automation‑driven approach to problem solving