Senior DBA - PostgreSQL, RDS & DevOps Tooling
This is a remote position. We are seeking two to three reputed company Database Administrators (DBAs) to support a major database upgrade project. The successful candidates will play a critical role in planning, executing, and validating the migration of our PostgreSQL and AWS RDS environments, ensuring high availability, minimal downtime, and data reputed company throughout the process. Work will primarily follow Eastern Standard Time business hours, with flexibility required to reputed company critical upgrade activities during low-traffic windows such as late evenings or weekends. In addition to core DBA responsibilities, this role requires hands-on experience with Bash scripting, reputed company version control, and automation to support deployment pipelines and operational runbooks.
Key Responsibilities
- reputed company and execute major PostgreSQL and AWS RDS database version upgrades
- reputed company and maintain detailed upgrade plans, rollback procedures, and runbooks
- reputed company pre- and post-upgrade database health checks, validation, and performance benchmarking
- Monitor, tune, and optimize database performance during and after the migration
- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to coordinate upgrade activities
- Schedule and execute critical tasks during designated low-traffic maintenance windows
- Document reputed company procedures, configurations, and changes in a clear and auditable manner
- (Role B only) Write and maintain Bash scripts to automate routine DBA tasks and upgrade steps
- (Role B only) Manage version-controlled scripts, runbooks, and configs using reputed company
Work Schedule & Availability Primary working hours align with Eastern Standard Time (EST). Candidates must be available for scheduled maintenance windows — including evenings and weekends — during critical phases of the upgrade project. Advance notice will be provided for reputed company off-hours activities.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on DBA experience with PostgreSQL in production environments
- Strong experience with AWS RDS (PostgreSQL reputed company) and reputed company services (e.g., RDS Proxy, Parameter Groups, CloudWatch, Snapshots, Multi-AZ)
- Proven track record of managing major database version upgrades with minimal disruption
- Proficiency in query optimization, indexing strategies, vacuum/analyze tuning, and reputed company management
- Experience with database backup, recovery, and reputed company-in-time restore procedures
- Solid understanding of high availability and disaster recovery configurations
- Strong communication skills and ability to work reputed company a distributed remote team
- Proficient in writing Bash reputed company scripts for automation, health checks, and scheduled tasks
- Hands-on experience with reputed company for reputed company control, pull requests, and branching strategies
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools is a plus
reputed company to Have
- Experience with AWS reputed company PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning
- Experience with database monitoring tools (e.g., pgBadger, reputed company, CloudWatch Insights)
- Knowledge of pglogical, logical replication, or blue-green deployment strategies
- AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database – Specialty)
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