Senior Database Architect - PostgreSQL & SQL Server (Azure)

McKesson Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 116,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Corporation is seeking a skilled Senior Database Administrator to support enterprise PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server across on‑premises and Azure. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability while partnering with development, infrastructure, and support teams.

The role emphasizes backup/DR, high availability (Always On), tuning, schema optimization, and on‑call rotation.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent; typically 7+ years of progressive database administration experience in production environments.
• Strong expertise with PostgreSQL and/or Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise settings.
• Experience with installation, configuration, performance tuning, security, backup/recovery, and high-availability solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, maintain, and support PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases across on‑premises and Azure environments.
• Monitor database health and performance; identify bottlenecks and implement tuning to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Develop, maintain, and validate backup and disaster recovery processes to ensure data availability.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

Azure

PL/pgSQL

T-SQL

Performance tuning

Backup and recovery

PowerShell

Python

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio)

Azure SQL Database

Azure

Job description

McKesson Corporation is seeking a skilled Senior Database Administrator to support enterprise PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server across on‑premises and Azure. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability while partnering with development, infrastructure, and support teams.

The role emphasizes backup/DR, high availability (Always On), tuning, schema optimization, and on‑call rotation.