Cloud Oracle & PostgreSQL DBA – AWS Expert (Hybrid Dublin)

Smartedge Solutions

Dublin

Hybrid

EUR 90,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Smartedge Solutions in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking an experienced Oracle DBA with AWS and PostgreSQL expertise to join the Database Team. The role focuses on managing cloud-based databases (Oracle 19c, Postgres 17) across AWS services, with on-call rotations and weekend deployments as needed.

You will ensure performance tuning, security, and availability, collaborating with developers, system admins, and DevOps to integrate DB changes into CI/CD pipelines and deliver reliable database services

Qualifications

Proven experience managing Oracle and PostgreSQL databases on cloud platforms.
Ability to implement and optimize database performance in AWS environments.
Deep knowledge of RDS, Aurora, EC2 deployments and cross-region configurations.
Experience with automated backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
Strong scripting abilities (PowerShell, Python, or similar) for DB operations.

Responsibilities

Own stability, performance, and availability of all production DB environments.
Handle incident resolution, root cause analysis, and prevention strategies.
Define and enforce operational standards, guardrails, and best practices.
Perform database installations, patches, and upgrades on AWS infrastructure.
Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and cloud architects to CI/CD database changes.
Document architectures, configurations, backup strategies, and recovery plans.
Drive automation of DBA tasks using scripting and automation tools.