Hybrid PostgreSQL DBA — Performance, DR & Cloud

Marsh; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh Corporate in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join the Database Services team at MMABS. The role is hybrid with a minimum of three days in the office at Pavilion Damansara Corporate Towers.

You will build, support and maintain PostgreSQL databases, implement DR/HA plans, monitor uptime, backups, and performance tuning, and collaborate with application teams on builds, patches and queries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2–5 years’ DBA experience.
• Min 1.5–2 years PostgreSQL experience.
• Experience with Docker, replication and cloud PostgreSQL is a plus.
• Knowledge of Linux/Windows, scripting and query tuning.

Responsibilities

• Build/Configure PostgreSQL clusters and replication.
• Fine‑tune PostgreSQL and server configs for performance.
• Install PostGIS, pgAudit and required extensions.
• Monitor production databases and ensure uptime.
• Plan capacity, monitoring and proactive interventions.
• Develop DR/HA procedures and backup/recovery processes.
• Collaborate with app teams on builds/patches/hotfixes.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Docker

Replication

Sharding

PostGIS

pgAudit

Unix Shell

Python

Linux

Windows

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Docker

Replication

Sharding

Ops Manager

Job description

Marsh Corporate in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join the Database Services team at MMABS. The role is hybrid with a minimum of three days in the office at Pavilion Damansara Corporate Towers.

You will build, support and maintain PostgreSQL databases, implement DR/HA plans, monitor uptime, backups, and performance tuning, and collaborate with application teams on builds, patches and queries.