Remote PostgreSQL DBA: HA, Migrations & Automation

Sectigo; Manchester; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sectigo is seeking a hands-on PostgreSQL DBA to manage database services across on-premises infrastructure and GCP. The role combines production operations with project work, including migration from Community PostgreSQL to EDB Postgres, high-availability standardization, database consolidation, and operational automation.

You will work closely with DBAs, SRE, infrastructure, application, and security teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration in production.
• Experience with EDB Postgres, EFM, Barman, PEM, and TPA.
• Strong knowledge of HA design, streaming replication, and failover.
• Backup validation, WAL archiving, PITR, and DR testing.
• Solid Linux admin, scripting, and monitoring basics.

Responsibilities

• Administer full PostgreSQL lifecycle: install, configure, patch, upgrade.
• Configure and operate EFM clusters; perform switchovers and tests.
• Manage backups, WAL archiving, and DR testing with defined RPO/RTO.
• Monitor via PEM; set metrics and alert thresholds; respond to incidents.
• Use Ansible/Spacelift for reproducible PostgreSQL environments.
• Plan migrations and consolidation with validated rollbacks.
• Maintain runbooks and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

High availability design

Troubleshooting

SQL performance tuning

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems or related field

Tools

EDB Postgres

EFM

Barman

Pem

TPA

Ansible

Git

PgBouncer

GCP AWS

Job description

Sectigo is seeking a hands-on PostgreSQL DBA to manage database services across on-premises infrastructure and GCP. The role combines production operations with project work, including migration from Community PostgreSQL to EDB Postgres, high-availability standardization, database consolidation, and operational automation.

You will work closely with DBAs, SRE, infrastructure, application, and security teams.