Senior Database Administrator (Postgresql), Remote Brazil

Important : Please apply with your CV in English.

Luxoft only operates under CLT contracts.

Project Description

The primary goal of the project is the modernization, maintenance, and development of an eCommerce platform for a large US-based retail company, serving millions of omnichannel customers weekly.

Solutions are delivered by several Product Teams focused on different domains: Customer, Loyalty, Search and Browse, Data Integration, and Cart.

Current priorities include onboarding new brands, re-architecture, database migrations, and migrating microservices to a unified cloud-native solution without disrupting business operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage PostgreSQL databases in a cloud environment to optimize performance.
• Quickly onboard to the client's processes.
• Perform performance tuning as requested.
• Handle DBA tasks related to incident tickets.
• Collaborate with other teams and the client to identify optimal solutions.

Skills

Must have

• Willingness to work until 9:00 pm CET (overtime not required).
• Excellent skills in PostgreSQL tuning, with or without tools and extensions.
• Strong experience managing PostgreSQL in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL queries, joins, functions, and procedures.
• Understanding of networking, infrastructure components, and PostgreSQL settings and flags.
• Experience with monitoring tools, workload analysis, and query benchmarking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working with Azure.
• Certifications in AWS, GCP, or Azure database management.
• Experience with DevOps practices and GitHub.
• Experience working in distributed teams with US clients.