PostgreSQL & Azure Cosmos Database Administrator- Alabang

iQor; Muntinlupa; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

iQor is seeking a Database Administrator (DBA) with hands-on PostgreSQL and Azure Cosmos DB experience to support enterprise database platforms across the environment.

Responsibilities include installing, upgrading, monitoring, and optimizing databases, ensuring high availability, and coordinating with application teams on schema changes. The role requires security-conscious practices and DR planning.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on DBA experience.
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and Azure Cosmos DB.
• Strong SQL and performance tuning skills.
• Experience with backup, recovery, replication, and high availability.
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain PostgreSQL databases across production and nonproduction environments.
• Perform database upgrades, patching, and migrations per change management processes.
• Monitor database health, performance, replication, and capacity.
• Troubleshoot and resolve SQL, locks, indexing, and resource issues.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Azure Cosmos DB

SQL performance tuning

Backup and recovery

Azure cloud services

Tools

Shell

Python

PowerShell

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

Job description

Database Administrator (DBA) with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL and Azure Cosmos DB

to support and operate critical database platforms across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain PostgreSQL databases across production and nonproduction environments
• Perform database upgrades, patching, and version migrations in alignment with Voya change management processes
• Monitor database health, performance, replication, and capacity
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues related to SQL, locks, indexing, and resource utilization
• Implement and manage
• high availability and replication
• configurations
• Support schema changes and database deployments in partnership with application teams
• Administer and support
• (Core SQL API required; other APIs a plus)
• Monitor RU/s, latency, availability, storage, and throughput consumption
• Optimize partitioning strategies, indexing policies, and data models for performance and cost efficiency
• Support backup, restore, and disaster recovery configurations
• Work with application teams to ensure scalable and resilient cloud data architectures
• Enforce secure access patterns using Azure RBAC and Cosmos DB security features

Security, Compliance & Audit Support

• Implement database security best practices to protect
• C3 (Confidential) and C4 (Secret)
• data
• Support
• privileged access controls
• in alignment with Voya standards (e.g., CyberArk)
• Implement and maintain
• database auditing and logging
• to support SOX/MAR, SOC, and internal audit requirements
• Partner with Information Security on riskbased monitoring, logging, and control design
• Assist with audit walkthroughs, evidence requests, and remediation activities
• Ensure consistency between data sensitivity classifications and database security controls

Operations, Resilience & Reliability

• Provide proactive monitoring and alerting for database platforms
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and problem management
• Support disaster recovery planning, execution, and testing
• Maintain operational documentation, standards, and runbooks
• Identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiencies
• Support oncall or escalation rotations as required

Technical Skills

• 4+ years of handson DBA experience supporting
• Handson experience with
• Strong SQL and performance tuning skills
• Experience with database backup, recovery, replication, and high availability
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services and cloud operating models

Nice to Have

• Automation and scripting experience (Shell, Python, PowerShell)
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools
• Knowledge of additional database platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL)