Remote PostgreSQL DBA (Junior) - AWS/Azure & Automation

Optro; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Optro is seeking a Junior PostgreSQL DBA to support PostgreSQL databases in AWS and Azure across AWS RDS and Azure PostgreSQL. You’ll monitor health, backup, recovery, and performance while helping automate tasks and improve reliability.

The role requires 2–3 years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience, Kubernetes know‑how, and strong problem‑solving skills. This remote role offers collaboration across cloud environments and observability tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 2–3 years of hands‑on PostgreSQL administration experience.
• Experience supporting PostgreSQL in AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, backup/recovery, replication, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Kubernetes‑hosted applications.
• Strong SQL troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident management skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support administration and maintenance of PostgreSQL databases hosted on AWS RDS and Azure PostgreSQL.
• Monitor database health, performance, replication, storage, and availability.
• Assist with provisioning, upgrades, patching, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery activities.
• Troubleshoot issues including slow queries, blocking, deadlocks, replication lag, and connectivity problems.
• Support SQL performance tuning and collaborate with app teams on optimization.
• Manage database security, users, roles, and access controls.
• Assist in automating routine DBA tasks using Bash or Python scripting.
• Work with Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus for monitoring and observability.
• Maintain runbooks, standard procedures, and operational documentation.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

Kubernetes

SQL troubleshooting

Monitoring

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Cloud environments (AWS/Azure)

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / IT

Tools

Grafana

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Azure Monitor

Job description

Optro is seeking a Junior PostgreSQL DBA to support PostgreSQL databases in AWS and Azure across AWS RDS and Azure PostgreSQL. You’ll monitor health, backup, recovery, and performance while helping automate tasks and improve reliability.

The role requires 2–3 years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience, Kubernetes know‑how, and strong problem‑solving skills. This remote role offers collaboration across cloud environments and observability tooling.