Senior PostgreSQL DBA – Hybrid, Govt Contract

ASJ Tech Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

ASJ Tech Pty Ltd in Canberra is recruiting two PostgreSQL DBAs to manage and automate enterprise PostgreSQL (EDB) platforms in a large Australian Government environment. The role is hands-on and focuses on running highly available production databases, deploying them as code with Ansible across RHEL, OpenShift and VMware.

You'll implement HADR replication with EFM, PEM deployment, backups, PITR, and cross-platform migrations, while enforcing LDAP/AD, RBAC and TLS security.

Qualifications

• Experience managing PostgreSQL databases in production environments.
• Experience with Ansible CI/CD deployments for PostgreSQL.
• Strong skills in performance tuning, replication and HA troubleshooting.
• Experience with EDB tools (EFM/PEM) and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage HADR replication clusters with EFM.
• Install and administer PEM, including agents, monitoring and alerts.
• Deploy PostgreSQL as code with Ansible CI/CD across RHEL, OpenShift and VMware.
• Run backups and recoveries including PITR and WAL archiving, upgrades.
• Harden PostgreSQL security with LDAP/AD integration, RBAC, TLS & certificates.
• Configure Argo CD deployments with GitLab and automate with Python/shell.

Skills

PostgreSQL DBA production

Infrastructure as code

Performance tuning & HA

PostgreSQL security controls

Tools

Ansible

EDB Failover Manager

EDB PEM

OpenShift

RHEL

VMware

Argo CD

GitLab

Job description

ASJ Tech Pty Ltd in Canberra is recruiting two PostgreSQL DBAs to manage and automate enterprise PostgreSQL (EDB) platforms in a large Australian Government environment. The role is hands-on and focuses on running highly available production databases, deploying them as code with Ansible across RHEL, OpenShift and VMware.

You'll implement HADR replication with EFM, PEM deployment, backups, PITR, and cross-platform migrations, while enforcing LDAP/AD, RBAC and TLS security.