Senior PostgreSQL DBA & Platform Architect

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

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.