PostgreSQL specialist L2–L5

NTT DATA, Inc.; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a PostgreSQL engineer, specialist, or architect to support enterprise PostgreSQL database services across on‑premises, cloud, and managed environments. You will monitor, patch, back up, and optimize PostgreSQL instances while ensuring security and high availability.

The role includes handling complex failures, advising on architecture, and guiding modernization efforts as part of a global data services team. Eindhoven-based with opportunities across our NL footprint.

Qualifications

• Experience with PostgreSQL administration across on‑premises, cloud and managed services.
• Ability to monitor availability, performance, replication and capacity.
• Experience with backup, restore and point‑in‑time recovery.

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.
• Provide expert support for complex database failures or performance issues (L4/L5).
• Define PostgreSQL architecture, operating standards and modernization roadmaps (L5).

Skills

PostgreSQL admin

Replication & HA

Backup & recovery

Performance tuning

Database security

Linux administration

Cloud PostgreSQL

Scripting & automation

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

The PostgreSQL engineer, specialist or architect supports enterprise PostgreSQL database services across on-premises, cloud and managed database environments.

Key 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.

Technical knowledge

• PostgreSQL administration.
• Streaming and logical replication.
• High availability and clustering.
• Backup and recovery.
• Performance tuning.
• Database security.
• Linux administration.
• Cloud-hosted PostgreSQL services.
• Scripting and automation.

Relevant certifications

• EDB PostgreSQL certification.
• Relevant Linux certification.
• Relevant cloud database certification.

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About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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