Postgres DBA - Las Vegas (Local candidate ONLY) (Onsite)

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
100% Travel

Skills

Amazon EC2
Amazon RDS
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services
Ansible
Auditing
Authentication
Backup Administration
Capacity Management
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Customer Facing
Database
Database Administration
Database Performance Tuning
Database Security
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Failover
GitHub
GitLab
High Availability
Linux
MI
Management
Marketing Intelligence
PostgreSQL
Privacy
Problem Solving
Production Support
Python
Microsoft SQL Server
Migration
Optimization
Oracle
Performance Monitoring
Query Optimization
Regulatory Compliance
Remote Desktop Services
Replication
SQL
SQL Tuning
STE
Scripting
Secure Shell
Statistics
Terraform

Job Details

Hi Connections ,

The following requirement is open with our client.
Title : Postgres DBA
Location : Las Vegas (Local candidate ONLY) (Onsite)
Duration : 6 Months
Visa Status : H1B

Relevant Experience (in Yrs): 10-12
Detailed Job Description:We are seeking an experienced Postgres DBA with strong expertise in AWS RDS administration, database performance tuning, and cloud database migrations. The ideal candidate will have 10 12 years of hands-on database management experience, including at least 5 years working with Postgres in AWS cloud (RDS). This role requires strong technical depth in database performance optimization, security, automation, and high availability. The Postgres DBA will collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure highly available, secure, and scalable database solutions.
Job Responsibilities:
Install, configure, patch, migrate, maintain, and upgrade PostgreSQL and AWS RDS databases.
Manage database security policies, IAM integration, and user authentication in AWS.
Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring, and optimization for large-scale RDS deployments.
Implement high availability and resiliency solutions using Aurora Read Replicas and Global Databases.
Troubleshoot complex database performance issues (SQL tuning, indexing, partitioning).
Manage database backups, replication, disaster recovery, and failover strategies.
Automate operational tasks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD.
Collaborate with application teams to optimize SQL queries and database designs.
Maintain compliance with security, privacy, and audit requirements.
Provide production support and resolve incidents in mission-critical environments.
Must-Have Skills:
10 12 years of database administration experience, including 5+ years with AWS RDS (Postgres).
Strong experience with Postgres SQL performance tuning, indexing, and partitioning.
Expertise in AWS RDS services, Aurora, EC2, S3, Lambda.
Hands-on with Linux OS administration and SSH key management.
Experience with PgBouncer, PgPool, EDB, SQL Server, Oracle.
Knowledge of query optimization, statistics, isolation levels, and integrity checks.
Experience with automation tools Ansible, Terraform, GitHub/GitLab CI/CD.
Proficient with Python scripting for database automation.
Strong communication, problem-solving, and client-facing skills.

Thanks and Regards,
Goutham Eluri
Technical Recruiter
ASCII Group LLC.
38345 W. 10 Mile Rd, Ste.#365; Farmington, MI 48335
Office:
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