Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator (PostgreSQL DBA)

Sohogtech

Hyderabad

On-site

INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000

Full time

17 hours ago

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Job summary

Sohogtech is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of PostgreSQL environments. You will optimize architecture, ensure reliability, and manage backups, replication, and failover in AWS with EC2 and RDS.

The role requires 5+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience, strong performance tuning, and the ability to automate routine tasks using Shell or Python. Onsite in Hyderabad, with no sponsorship.

Qualifications

5+ years hands-on experience administering PostgreSQL databases.
Experience with PostgreSQL architecture, replication, backup/recovery, and HA.
Strong knowledge of AWS-based PostgreSQL deployments (EC2/RDS).

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain PostgreSQL environments.
Support large-scale, high-transaction databases across dev/prod.
Ensure availability, performance, security, and recoverability.

Skills

Replication, Backup & Recovery

PITR, Switchover & Failover

Performance Tuning

Scripting (Shell/Python)

Production Troubleshooting

High Availability / DR

Automation

Tools

AWS EC2

AWS RDS

AWS CloudWatch

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Job description

Location Hyderabad, India

Job ID SGT-AI-0019

Category AI & Data

Date Posted Aug 31, 2026

Onsite Contract Senior No Sponsorship

Job Description

WeareseekinganexperiencedSeniorPostgreSQLDatabaseAdministratorwith5+yearsofhands-onexperienceadministering,supporting,andmaintainingPostgreSQLdatabaseenvironments.

TheidealcandidatewillhavestrongknowledgeofPostgreSQLarchitecture,installation,configuration,replication,backupandrecovery,highavailability,performancetuning,upgrades,andproductiontroubleshooting.

Thecandidatewillberesponsibleforsupportinglarge-scale,high-transaction,mission-criticalPostgreSQLdatabaseenvironmentsandensuringdatabaseavailability,reliability,performance,security,andrecoverability.

Therolerequireshands-onexperiencedeployingandmanagingPostgreSQLdatabasesinAWSenvironments,includingbothAmazonEC2andAmazonRDS,aswellasmonitoringdatabaseandinfrastructurehealthusingAWSCloudWatch.

ThecandidateshouldalsobeproficientinautomatingroutinedatabaseadministrationandoperationalactivitiesusingShellorPythonscripting.

Install,configure,administer,maintain,andsupportPostgreSQLdatabaseenvironments.

ManagePostgreSQLdatabasesacrossdevelopment,testing,staging,andproductionenvironments.

MaintainhighlyavailableandreliablePostgreSQLdatabaseplatformssupportingbusiness-criticalapplications.

Provideadministrationandoperationalsupportforlarge-scalePostgreSQLdatabaseinfrastructurehandlinghighvolumesoftransactions.

UnderstandandworkwithPostgreSQLarchitecture,includingmemorycomponents,backgroundprocesses,databaseprocesses,storagestructures,andoverallPostgreSQLdatabaseoperations.

Skills