PostgreSQL DBA: Cloud/Hybrid, Performance & Security

Alrek Business Solutions Inc; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alrek Business Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA) to manage enterprise PostgreSQL environments on-premises and in cloud platforms. The role emphasizes performance tuning, high availability, security, automation, and DR for mission-critical applications.

Strong collaboration with development, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams is essential. The ideal candidate will have advanced PostgreSQL administration skills, migration experience (Oracle/SQL

Qualifications

• Advanced PostgreSQL administration in on-premises and cloud environments.
• Database migration experience (Oracle to PostgreSQL, SQL Server to PostgreSQL, on-prem to Azure).
• Recent technical background in database administration.
• Excellent knowledge of best practices for managing database infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, clone, and maintain PostgreSQL environments on-prem and in the cloud.
• Monitor health, performance, and availability across environments.
• Manage schemas, tables, indexes, partitions, views, functions, and procedures.
• Design and maintain backup and disaster recovery procedures.
• Implement security standards and cloud-native monitoring and automation.
• Support hybrid and multi-cloud database architectures.

Skills

PostgreSQL admin

Performance tuning

SQL optimization

Backup & DR

Migration experience

Cloud databases

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Technical writing

On-prem & cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years PostgreSQL experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

Linux

Windows

Job description

Alrek Business Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA) to manage enterprise PostgreSQL environments on-premises and in cloud platforms. The role emphasizes performance tuning, high availability, security, automation, and DR for mission-critical applications.

Strong collaboration with development, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams is essential. The ideal candidate will have advanced PostgreSQL administration skills, migration experience (Oracle/SQL