Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Phase2 Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical coverage

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to design, build, test, and maintain enterprise PostgreSQL backends on Linux. The role involves performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and robust backup/restore practices.

You will collaborate with development teams and ensure data integrity, security, and optimal database operations for a campus-scale environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Five years of experience developing and maintaining complex PostgreSQL databases.
• Strong Linux administration skills relevant to the role of a database administrator.
• Ability to troubleshoot and fix database errors, analyze performance, and recommend improvements.
• Must currently hold, or be able to obtain within the first six months of employment, a DoD 8140 compliant security certification (e.g., Security+).

Responsibilities

• Build, test and maintain complex databases.
• Ensure database security, protection, and data validation.
• Monitor database loading and performance, and troubleshoot issues.
• Handle database backup, validation, and recovery.
• Assist development efforts requiring database access.
• Generate database usage reports for growth planning.
• Interface with development team members regarding application requirements and database programming best practices.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Linux administration

Security certification

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering

Job description

Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Hiring Department: Applied Research Laboratories

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory (SGL) is seeking a senior PostgreSQL database administrator. The candidate will build, test, and maintain database backends, perform performance monitoring, troubleshoot issues, and manage backup and optimization in an enterprise Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, test and maintain complex databases.
• Ensure database security, protection, and data validation.
• Monitor database loading and performance, and troubleshoot issues.
• Handle database backup, validation, and recovery.
• Assist development efforts requiring database access.
• Generate database usage reports for growth planning.
• Interface with development team members regarding application requirements and database programming best practices.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Five years of experience developing and maintaining complex PostgreSQL databases.
• Strong Linux administration skills relevant to the role of a database administrator.
• Ability to troubleshoot and fix database errors, analyze performance, and recommend improvements.
• Must currently hold, or be able to obtain within the first six months of employment, a DoD 8140 compliant security certification (e.g., Security+).
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• US Citizenship required for security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience developing and maintaining complex PostgreSQL databases.
• Front‑end database application development experience.
• Experience managing databases and related infrastructure in the cloud.
• Experience migrating databases from on‑premises to the cloud.

Benefits

• 100% employer‑paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

Salary Range: $104,000‑$140,000+ (negotiable based on qualifications)

Working Conditions

• Standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Some weekend, evening and holiday work
• Possible interstate/intrastate travel

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification

Upon hire, the candidate will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification (I‑9) form and present acceptable documents proving identity and authorization to work in the United States no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment.

E‑Verify

The University of Texas at Austin uses E‑Verify to verify the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s E‑Verify ID number is 854197.

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• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), the employee will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP‑3031.

Additional Notes

Factors considered during the government security investigation include allegiance to the United States, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations, drug involvement, and the likelihood of continued conduct. The investigation is conducted by an agency designated by the federal government.