Remote Postgres/Kubernetes DBA

Insight Global; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator to stand up and own a managed PostgreSQL service running on Kubernetes. You will shape the service from architecture and automation through production launch and ongoing operations, ensuring security, scalability, and self-service access for engineering teams.

The role emphasizes deep PostgreSQL expertise, cloud-native practices, and end-to-end data service reliability to improve developer productivity and data availability.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying and operating PostgreSQL on Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, replication, backups and performance tuning.
• Experience building highly available database services.
• Automation with Terraform, Ansible, Helm or similar tools.
• Scripting in Python, Go, or Bash.
• Ability to design reliable backup, restore and disaster-recovery processes.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

PostgreSQL prod

HA / resiliency

IaC automation

Scripting (Python/Go/Bash)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Job description

Job Description

A client of ours is looking for a person to stand up and own a PostgreSQL database service that runs on Kubernetes. This database Administrator responsible for building and operating a highly reliable, managed PostgreSQL service running on Kubernetes. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the service from the ground up—from architecture and automation through production launch and ongoing operations. You will combine deep PostgreSQL expertise with modern cloud-native practices to create a secure, scalable, and self-service database platform for engineering teams. Your work will directly improve developer productivity and ensure that critical data services remain available, performant, resilient, and easy to operate.

Skills and Requirements

• Must have extensive experience deploying and operating workloads on Kubernetes, including troubleshooting pods, storage, networking, and resource constraints.
• Extensive experience supporting PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, configuration, replication, backups, recovery, upgrades, security, and performance tuning.
• Experience building or operating highly available and resilient database services.
• Automation and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience with scripting or software development in a language such as Python, Go, or Bash.
• Ability to design reliable backup, restore, disaster-recovery, and data-migration processes.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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