Senior Database Administrator

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🕒 May 11

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ClickUp

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2017

☁️ SaaS

⚡ Productivity

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $400M Series C - ClickUp on 2021-10

SaaS • Productivity • Enterprise

ClickUp is a cloud-based SaaS work management and productivity platform that consolidates projects, docs, chat, time tracking, automations and AI-driven "Super Agents" into a single workspace. It helps teams and enterprises streamline workflows, replace fragmented software stacks, and boost productivity with integrations, customizable agents/workflows, and enterprise-grade security and compliance.

📋 Description

• Administer, monitor, and maintain PostgreSQL databases (250GB+) in production environments (AWS RDS, Aurora, EC2) • Ensure database availability, performance, and data integrity through proactive monitoring and maintenance • Perform routine database administration tasks including patching, upgrades, vacuuming, reindexing, and statistics management • Execute and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular testing of recovery plans • Handle user access management, roles, and database security to ensure compliance with best practices • Perform capacity planning, storage management, and growth forecasting • Troubleshoot database issues, including performance bottlenecks, locking/contention, and failed jobs • Support application teams with query tuning, schema changes, and release deployments • Manage database migrations, upgrades, and change requests with minimal downtime • Maintain documentation for database configurations, standards, and operational procedures • Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for production incidents

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a senior database administrator or Database Engineering role • Strong hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience, including backups, recovery, and performance tuning • Solid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance practices • Experience managing large-scale production databases (250GB+), including maintenance and lifecycle management • Strong Linux administration skills (processes, disk, memory, networking) • Experience with monitoring tools and performance diagnostics • Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, or similar) • Familiarity with cloud-based database deployments, preferably AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3) • Strong organizational and documentation skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer • Health insurance • Professional development opportunities