Lead Database Engineer - PostgreSQL/SQL Server, Cloud

McKesson; United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson seeks a Lead Database Engineer to drive enterprise PostgreSQL and SQL Server platforms across on-prem and Azure. You’ll define standards, modernize architecture, and ensure reliability with automation and security. You’ll mentor teams and present roadmaps to senior leaders.

You will partner with security, infra, and application teams to implement controls and governance, while guiding migrations and improvements across environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of database administration/engineering experience.
• appendix?
• 5+ years in senior/lead/architect roles.
• 5+ years designing/operating in Azure/cloud.
• Expert PostgreSQL with HA and replication.
• Strong SQL Server/Azure SQL in production.

Responsibilities

• Own design, implementation, operation, and evolution of PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure PostgreSQL environments.
• Lead cloud modernization and migration with design, strategy, testing, and cutover.
• Establish standards, reference architectures, and governance for scalable platforms.
• Design highly available, backup, DR, replication, and failover architectures.
• Advance IaC and Database-as-Code with Terraform, Liquibase, and CI/CD.
• Drive performance, observability, and proactive optimization.
• Serve as escalation point for critical production issues and RCA.
• Collaborate with security and application teams on controls and compliance.
• Mentor engineers/DBAs and promote engineering standards.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

SQL Server administration

Azure cloud

Terraform

Liquibase

CI/CD automation

Scripting (PowerShell, Python)

Kubernetes

Security & compliance

Mentoring engineers/DBAs

Education

Degree or equivalent in CS or related field

Tools

Azure SQL

Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Liquibase

Terraform

GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps

Job description

McKesson seeks a Lead Database Engineer to drive enterprise PostgreSQL and SQL Server platforms across on-prem and Azure. You’ll define standards, modernize architecture, and ensure reliability with automation and security. You’ll mentor teams and present roadmaps to senior leaders.

You will partner with security, infra, and application teams to implement controls and governance, while guiding migrations and improvements across environments.