Senior Data Engineer - PostgreSQL DBA & Performance Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

M3 Global Research, an M3 company, seeks a Senior Data Engineer with PostgreSQL DBA expertise to join the data engineering team. This role focuses on database administration, optimization, security, and performance tuning, while guiding the team on data solutions and Power BI alignment.

The candidate should have strong PostgreSQL expertise and the ability to communicate with stakeholders, lead daily standups, and ensure business objectives are met through effective data management and reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong PostgreSQL database administration expertise.
• Ability to translate business requirements into actionable data engineering tasks.
• Experience leading daily standups and communicating technical solutions to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle) for performance, security, and availability.
• Design and maintain database schemas, indexes, and partitions for scalability and efficiency.
• Perform database monitoring, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Implement security best practices including access control, encryption, and auditing.
• Troubleshoot database performance issues and optimize query performance.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies.
• Participate in daily standups, prioritizing tasks and aligning with business needs.
• Translate business requirements into data engineering tasks and guide Power BI-related work.

Skills

PostgreSQL DBA

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

M3 Global Research, an M3 company, seeks a Senior Data Engineer with PostgreSQL DBA expertise to join the data engineering team. This role focuses on database administration, optimization, security, and performance tuning, while guiding the team on data solutions and Power BI alignment.

The candidate should have strong PostgreSQL expertise and the ability to communicate with stakeholders, lead daily standups, and ensure business objectives are met through effective data management and reporting.