Database Administrator – PostgreSQL

🕒 October 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $110k - $127k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📀 Database Administrator

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📋 Description

• Administer PostgreSQL and MySQL databases on Amazon RDS across Dev, Test, Impl, and Prod environments. • Perform daily health checks, capacity and storage management, log review, and lock and connection troubleshooting. • Plan and execute database version upgrades and quarterly AWS operating system patching, including blue/green deployments, validation, rollback planning, and environment retirement. • Own AWS Backup plans, snapshots, point-in-time recovery, and scheduled restore tests with retained evidence. • Monitor and tune database performance using pg_stat_statements, Performance Insights, query plans, indexes, and vacuum and bloat management. • Manage database access and security, including role-based and time-bound access, IAM authentication support, and pgaudit audit trails. • Support application deployments by reviewing and running Liquibase changes, monitoring databases during releases, and executing rollback plans. • Build and maintain monitoring, alarms, and automation using CloudWatch, SNS, pg_cron, Ansible, and Jenkins. • Contribute to ETL development and data modeling with the data architecture team using Talend and Erwin Data Modeler. • Write and maintain runbooks and technical documentation. • Collaborate with developers, testers, DevOps engineers, and security staff; participate in Agile planning, estimation, and on-call triage.

🎯 Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. • Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience. • Three years of experience administering production relational databases. • Experience as a PostgreSQL DBA, including backup and recovery, replication, performance tuning, vacuum and bloat management, and parameter configuration. • Hands-on experience with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. • Strong SQL skills, including PL/pgSQL, and working knowledge of MySQL. • Experience with on call / triage rotations. • Understanding of change control and production change management practices. • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to earn annual bonus • Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Vision benefits • PTO • Company-paid life insurance • Generous 401k match program • Purpose-driven work serving the public good • Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives • Calm work environment without artificial urgency, facetime, or workaholism

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