Postgres DBA

Job Title

Postgres DBA

Location

Sunnyvale, CA/ Austin TX

Duration

6 months

Pay range

$60-$70/hr C2C

Job Responsibility

• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL architecture and internal components.
• Hands-on experience with logical and physical backup and restore strategies, including Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR).
• Proven experience in performing minor and major PostgreSQL version upgrades.
• Extensive experience with database replication and high-availability solutions.
• Responsible for day-to-day database operations, monitoring, and performance troubleshooting (CPU/load, locks, blocking, long-running queries, etc..).
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL configuration parameters, system catalogs, and performance views.
• Experience with routine database maintenance activities (vacuum, analyze, reindex, patching).
• Hands-on exposure to cloud-based PostgreSQL deployments on AWS (RDS/EC2) and/or Google Cloud Platform (Eligible to workP).
• Strong experience with HA/DR tools such as Repmgr, Pgpool, and pgBackRest.
• Solid hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Kubernetes.
• Strong scripting skills in Shell and/or Python for automation and monitoring.
• Proven experience administering multi-terabyte, high-performance production databases.
• Ability to Consultantly learn, adapt, and implement new technologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across business and technical teams.
• Experience in designing and supporting large-scale, mission-critical database infrastructure with high transaction volumes.

Good to Have

• Exposure to Kubernetes platforms such as GKE or EKS.