Job Description :

Job Title : Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Location : Hyderabad

Industry : IT Services & Consulting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Role Category : DBA / Database Engineering

Note : Based on business requirements, this role may involve working in different shift timings.

Job Summary :

We are seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and support PostgreSQL databases deployed across distributed and edge-node environments. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in PostgreSQL operations, replication, performance tuning, and high availability in production systems.

Key Responsibilities :

- Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain PostgreSQL databases across multiple environments

- Manage PostgreSQL databases deployed at edge nodes and central systems

- Design and maintain replication, synchronization, and data consistency mechanisms

- Monitor and tune database performance, queries, and indexes

- Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies

- Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance best practices

- Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting and tooling

- Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis

- Collaborate with application and platform teams on schema and query design

Required Skills & Experience :

- 7+ years of DBA experience with 4+ years on PostgreSQL in production

- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, MVCC, WAL, vacuuming, and indexing

- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL replication and high availability setups

- Proven expertise in performance tuning and query optimization

- Experience with backup and recovery tools

- Proficiency in scripting (Shell, Python, or equivalent)

- Experience supporting distributed or multi-node database deployments

Nice to Have :

- Experience with edge computing or geographically distributed systems

- Exposure to cloud or containerized PostgreSQL deployments

- Prior experience migrating from SQL Server or other RDBMS to PostgreSQL