Database Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

Opus Recruitment Solutions; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Database Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA) to design, implement, and optimize PostgreSQL databases in enterprise-scale environments in Sydney. You will own architecture, performance tuning, HA/DR, backups, and automation initiatives.

You will lead a team, mentor 20–25 DBAs, drive standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver vision, governance, and reliable database operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of database administration and engineering experience.
• 5+ years of advanced PostgreSQL administration in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in PostgreSQL architecture, performance tuning, replication, HA/DR, security, backup/recovery, and capacity planning.
• Strong SQL, Linux administration, and database engineering skills.
• Experience with automation using Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize PostgreSQL database solutions.
• Deliver database upgrades, migrations, modernization, and consolidation initiatives.
• Implement and manage High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), replication, backup, and recovery solutions.
• Automate database provisioning, patching, monitoring, and administration using scripting and DevOps practices.
• Develop operational standards, governance, best practices, and support procedures.
• Lead incident resolution and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities.
• Build and execute a PostgreSQL capability uplift program for a team of 20-25 DBAs through training, mentoring, and knowledge transfer.
• Provide technical leadership, stakeholder reporting, and architectural guidance.

Skills

PostgreSQL architecture

Performance tuning

Automation

SQL

Linux administration

Scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell)

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

HA/DR

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA) with deep expertise in PostgreSQL architecture, performance tuning, automation, and operational excellence to support enterprise-scale database environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize PostgreSQL database solutions.
• Deliver database upgrades, migrations, modernization, and consolidation initiatives.
• Implement and manage High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), replication, backup, and recovery solutions.
• Automate database provisioning, patching, monitoring, and administration using scripting and DevOps practices.
• Develop operational standards, governance, best practices, and support procedures.
• Lead incident resolution and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities.
• Build and execute a PostgreSQL capability uplift program for a team of 20-25 DBAs through training, mentoring, and knowledge transfer.
• Provide technical leadership, stakeholder reporting, and architectural guidance.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of database administration and engineering experience.
• 5+ years of advanced PostgreSQL administration in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in PostgreSQL architecture, performance tuning, replication, HA/DR, security, backup/recovery, and capacity planning.
• Strong SQL, Linux administration, and database engineering skills.
• Experience with automation using Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and database automation frameworks.

Desirable Skills

• Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server administration.
• Azure DevOps.
• Kubernetes and container technologies.
• Terraform.