Remote PostgreSQL/EDB DBA — HA, Migrations, Automation

WebHosting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sectigo is seeking a hands-on PostgreSQL DBA to manage databases across on‑premises infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform. The role blends production operations with migrations, high-availability standardization, and automation using Ansible/Spacelift.

You will collaborate with DBAs, SRE, security, and software teams to deliver stable production services. The position is remote within the UK with a target compensation of GBP 50,000 to 54,000, subject to internal equity and experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive PostgreSQL/EDB administration experience.
• Experience with base backups, PITR, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of high-availability and failover processes.
• Familiarity with database consolidation and migrations.

Responsibilities

• Administer PostgreSQL and EDB databases across on‑premises and GCP.
• Configure, monitor, and test EDB Failover Manager clusters.
• Implement backups with Barman and verify DR tests.
• Manage monitoring alerts, thresholds, and runbooks.
• Automate environments with Ansible/Spacelift and Git workflows.
• Plan and execute migrations from Community PostgreSQL to EDB.
• Tune performance, including autovacuum, memory, and I/O.
• Ensure secure access via TLS, pg_hba.conf, and least privilege.

Skills

PostgreSQL

High availability

Automation

Security

Monitoring

Tools

EDB Postgres

Barman

pgBouncer

Ansible

Spacelift

Job description

Sectigo is seeking a hands-on PostgreSQL DBA to manage databases across on‑premises infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform. The role blends production operations with migrations, high-availability standardization, and automation using Ansible/Spacelift.

You will collaborate with DBAs, SRE, security, and software teams to deliver stable production services. The position is remote within the UK with a target compensation of GBP 50,000 to 54,000, subject to internal equity and experience.