Database Administrator (PostgresSQL)

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Role Summ

aryWe are looking for an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to manage and optimise highly loaded PostgreSQL databases handling large volumes of data. The role involves ensuring database performance, availability, scalability, and reliability across self-managed and cloud environmen

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Key Responsibili

• tiesAdminister, maintain, and upgrade PostgreSQL databases across environm
• entsManage high-volume and high-traffic databases with large data
• setsMonitor and optimise performance, queries, indexing, vacuum, and auto va
• cuumDefine and manage connection thresholds and pool
• ing.Implement and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery strate
• giesDesign and support replication, read replicas, and high-availability se
• tupsUnderstand and apply sharding and partitioning strategies when requ
• iredManage schema migrations using Ale
• mbicUnderstand and evaluate Liquibase vs Alembic u
• sageSupport PostgreSQL in self-managed (on-prem) and cloud environm
• entsGood troubleshooting ski
• lls.Helps in design schema and make sure things are in or

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Required S

• kills5–10 years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration exper
• ienceExperience with large-scale, heavily loaded PostgreSQL data
• basesStrong knowledge of backup & recovery, replication & HA, performance tuning, and connection manag
• ementHands-on experience with Al
• embicWorking knowledge of Liqu
• ibaseExperience with Linux-based sy

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Nice t

• o HaveExperience with cloud-managed PostgreSQL (Azure
• / GCP)Familiarity with monitoring and alerting
• toolsBasic scripting skills (Python /

Shell)
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• SkillsStrong troubleshooting and ownership
• mindsetAbility to handle production
• issuesClear communication with engineerin