Azure PostgreSQL Lead: HA/DR, Migrations & Tuning

Green Dot Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Dot Corporation in Los Angeles is seeking a senior PostgreSQL Architect/DBA on a contractor basis. You will design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL setups on Azure, including active-passive and active-active configurations with replication, PITR, and geo-restore.

You will manage read replicas, upgrades, security, and DR runbooks, coordinating cross-region strategies and on-call incident response, while aligning with Azure services and Enterprise tooling.

Qualifications

• Azure hosting experience is non‑negotiable.
• 7+ years administering PostgreSQL in production.
• 3+ years on PostgreSQL 14+.
• 3+ years hosting PostgreSQL in Azure.
• Proven ownership of an HA cluster with failovers.
• Experience with active-active replication.
• Administer PostgreSQL on Linux and Windows.
• Experience with Azure PostgreSQL flexible server.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate HA/DR architectures for PostgreSQL on Azure.
• Manage read replicas, PITR, and geo-restore.
• Plan major version upgrades and patching.
• Maintain security, authentication, and network access.
• Lead 24x7 on-call rotations and incident response.

Skills

Azure PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL administration

HA replication

Linux/Windows

Azure cloud

Tools

Terraform

Azure CLI

PowerShell

pgBackRest

Barman

PgBouncer

pglogical

PostgreSQL

Job description

Green Dot Corporation in Los Angeles is seeking a senior PostgreSQL Architect/DBA on a contractor basis. You will design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL setups on Azure, including active-passive and active-active configurations with replication, PITR, and geo-restore.

You will manage read replicas, upgrades, security, and DR runbooks, coordinating cross-region strategies and on-call incident response, while aligning with Azure services and Enterprise tooling.