Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Hartford, CT, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract Independent
Contract Corp To Corp
Contract W2
No Travel Required
On-site
$65 - $67/hr
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Job Details

Skills

  • sql
  • DBA
  • GCP
  • migration
  • Postgre

Summary

 
Role
Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
Miniiapolis, MN or Hartford, CT (4 days onsite)  (Need only local candidates)
Type of Hire - Contract/ C2H
12+ Months Contract
 
  
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Administrator to serve as a subject matter expert for our database ecosystems. You will be responsible for the health, performance, and security of our PostgreSQL instances across both on-premises data centers and cloud environments (Google Cloud Platform/Azure). The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who excels at performance tuning, high-availability architecture, and seamless cloud migrations.
 
Technical Qualifications
  • Postgres Internals: Deep understanding of WAL (Write-Ahead Logging), MVCC, Autovacuum tuning, and memory architecture ($shared\_buffers$, $work\_mem$).
  • Clustering: Proven hands-on experience with repmgr for automated failover and cluster management.
  • Tooling: Proficiency with standard tools like pg_dumppg_restorepg_basebackup, and pg_upgrade.
  • Cloud Platforms: Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) or Microsoft Azure database services.
  • Infrastructure as Code: (Preferred) Experience automating deployments with Ansible or Terraform.
  • Observability: Familiarity with monitoring stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, or pgAdmin.
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  • Dice Id: 10423087
  • Position Id: 10104-6733-
  • Posted 1 day ago
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