PostgreSQL Engineer: HA, Migrations & Roadmaps

NTT Limited; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a PostgreSQL specialist/architect to support enterprise database services across on‑premises, cloud, and managed environments. The role covers installation, patching, backups, replication, and performance optimization within a diverse tech stack.

erg, with opportunities to influence architecture and modernization roadmaps. You will operate in a global team focused on reliability, security, and scalable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing PostgreSQL databases in on-prem, cloud, and managed environments.
• Knowledge of streaming and logical replication.
• Experience with HA/clustering setups and disaster recovery planning.
• Proficient in backup, restore, point-in-time recovery strategies.
• Ability to analyze and optimize query performance.
• Familiarity with database security best practices and auditing.
• Proficient in Linux system administration for database workloads.
• Experience with cloud-hosted PostgreSQL services.
• Scripting and automation skills to streamline operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor database availability, performance, replication and capacity.
• Resolve incidents and fulfil database service requests.
• Install, configure, patch and upgrade PostgreSQL environments.
• Perform backup, restoration and point-in-time recovery.
• Configure and maintain replication and high-availability capabilities.
• Analyse query performance and optimise database configurations.
• Manage database access, roles, encryption and auditing.
• Support migrations from other database technologies.
• Automate operational health checks, maintenance and reporting.
• Support resilience and disaster-recovery testing.
• At L4, provide expert support for complex database failures or performance issues.
• At L5, define PostgreSQL architecture, operating standards and modernization roadmaps.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

Streaming & replication

High availability

Backup & recovery

Performance tuning

Database security

Linux administration

Cloud PostgreSQL services

Scripting & automation

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a PostgreSQL specialist/architect to support enterprise database services across on‑premises, cloud, and managed environments. The role covers installation, patching, backups, replication, and performance optimization within a diverse tech stack.

erg, with opportunities to influence architecture and modernization roadmaps. You will operate in a global team focused on reliability, security, and scalable data solutions.