PostgreSQL DBA Consultant with Bank/Finance/Investment domain exp, Local

Position- PostgreSQL DBA Consultant with Bank/Finance/Investment domain exp, Local
Location- New York City, NY

Type- Hybrid- (3 days onsite/week)

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Job Description:

Our client, a leading global financial services firm specializing in banking and investment management, is seeking a highly skilled PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA) to join their technology team in New York City. This is a consulting opportunity focused on supporting and optimizing PostgreSQL database environments across a complex, high-performance trading and investment management ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and optimize PostgreSQL database systems in support of business-critical financial applications
• Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and index management
• Support data replication, backup and recovery strategies, and high availability (HA) configurations
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to implement database design and scalability best practices
• Ensure data integrity and security compliance with industry regulations and internal policies
• Participate in capacity planning, monitoring, and proactive troubleshooting
• Support migrations and upgrades, including conversion from legacy systems or other RDBMS platforms to PostgreSQL
• Automate routine tasks using scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, or Ansible)

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of experience as a DBA with at least 3 5 years specializing in PostgreSQL
• Strong SQL skills and deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals
• Experience working in high-throughput, low-latency environments (financial services a plus)
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL replication (streaming, logical, etc.), partitioning, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with Linux (preferably RHEL or Ubuntu) and shell scripting
• Experience with cloud-hosted PostgreSQL (AWS RDS/Aurora, Google Cloud Platform Cloud SQL, or Azure Database for PostgreSQL) is a plus
• Knowledge of database security practices, auditing, and compliance (SOX, GDPR, etc.)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

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Shivam Rajpal

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