Senior SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA

Programmers.io; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io in Hyderabad seeks an experienced Senior SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA to manage, optimize, and scale enterprise database environments across on-premises and cloud platforms. The role emphasizes production support, performance tuning, migration, and collaboration with development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on DBA and SQL development experience, strong SQL Server and PostgreSQL expertise, and proficiency in scripts (Python, Bash) and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Database Administration and SQL Development.
• Strong expertise in SQL Server DBA activities supporting mission-critical production.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, and
• Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries, stored procedures,
• Experience with query tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing, database
• Experience with database migration, schema conversion, data migration, and
• Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery,
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar
• Familiarity with database deployment tools, version control, and CI/CD processes.

Skills

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Performance tuning

SQL development

Migration

AWS RDS

Aurora PostgreSQL

Backup & recovery

High availability

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Tools

Flyway

Liquibase

Alembic

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA to manage, support,

optimize, and enhance enterprise database environments across on-premises and cloud

platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in database administration, SQL

development, performance tuning, migration, and production support. This role requires

hands-on experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and cloud-managed database services,

along with the ability to collaborate effectively with application development,

infrastructure, and DevOps teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Database Administration and SQL Development.
• • Strong expertise in SQL Server DBA activities supporting mission-critical production
• • Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, and
• • Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries, stored procedures,
• • Experience with query tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing, database
• • Experience with database migration, schema conversion, data migration, and
• • Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL.
• • Strong understanding of backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery,
• • Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar
• • Familiarity with database deployment tools, version control, and CI/CD processes.

Preferred Skills

• • Exposure to Flyway, Liquibase, Alembic, or similar database migration tools.
• • Experience working in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• • Knowledge of database monitoring, observability, and capacity planning tools.