PostgreSQL Database Developer

Cgsfederal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Government Services, LLC is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Developer to support a migration from Oracle to Postgres and manage Azure-based PostgreSQL environments. You will help ensure data solutions scale for federal customers and contribute to a growing analytics platform.

You will work in Linux environments, monitor performance, implement backup/DR processes, and participate in Agile development, delivering reliable, high-availability data services for critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• US Citizenship required.
• 7+ years of PostgreSQL administration in Linux environments.
• Experience migrating Oracle schemas, packages, views, and triggers to Postgres using Ora2Pg.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery in PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Migrate from Oracle to PostgreSQL in Microsoft Azure Postgres environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation using templates.
• Collaborate to translate technical objectives into requirements.
• Ensure database availability, performance, and scalability.
• Perform and assist with performance tuning and upgrades.
• Monitor databases for security, downtime, and patching within an Agile framework.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

Linux environments

Oracle to Postgres migration

Azure Postgres

Performance tuning

Documentation & templates

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ora2Pg

Azure

AWS RDS for PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL backups/DR

Linux monitoring tools

Job description

PostgreSQL Database Developer

Employment Type: Full Time, Experienced level. Department: Information Technology.

CGS is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Developer to join our team supporting a rapidly growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused on providing data solutions that empower our federal customers. You will support a migration from the current Oracle database to a Postgres database and manage the database environments proactively. As we continue our growth, you will play a key role in ensuring scalability of our data systems.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Drive efforts to migrate from the current Oracle database to the new Microsoft Azure Postgres database
• Create and maintain technical documentation, using defined technical documentation templates, and gain an in-depth knowledge of the business data to propose and implement effective solutions
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements
• Ensure the availability and performance of the databases that support our systems, ensuring that they have sufficient resources allocated to support high resilience and speed.
• Perform and assist developers in performance tuning
• Proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime and improve maintenance of the databases to include rollouts, patching, and upgrades
• Work within a structured and Agile development approach

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Must be US Citizenship
• 7 years of experience with administrating PostgreSQL Databases in Linux environments
• Experience with setting up, monitoring, and maintaining PostgreSQL instances
• Experience with implementing and maintaining PostgreSQL backup and disaster recovery processes
• Experience migrating Oracle schema, packages, views, triggers to Postgres using Ora2Pg tool

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing and maintaining data warehouses
• Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL
• Experience with Oracle databases
• Experience leveraging the Ora2Pg tool
• Experience with working in cloud environments such as Azure and/or AWS
• Prior federal consulting experience

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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