Senior PostgreSQL DB Engineer – High Availability

Wyetech, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 87,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEP IRA

PTO 200 hrs

Medical options

Vision & Dental

Life & AD&D

Disability

Identity Theft Protection

Referral bonus

Mobility among contracts

Company clothing

Job summary

Wyetech, LLC is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Engineer (DE2) to design, develop, optimize, and maintain high-performance database systems supporting mission-critical operations. The role emphasizes PostgreSQL, PostGIS, performance tuning, and HA architectures, collaborating with software and systems teams to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.

The engineer will design scalable schemas, optimize queries, implement replication and backups, and document procedures.

Qualifications

• Five years plus as a Database Engineer or equivalent, focusing on design, development, and maintenance.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or ten years of equivalent experience.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, PostGIS, performance optimization, and scalable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize relational schemas, queries, and data interfaces.
• Lead or support database architecture for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with developers to optimize DB interactions and troubleshoot issues.
• Implement HA architectures, replication, backups, and monitoring strategies.
• Document architecture, procedures, and best practices for operations.

Skills

PostgreSQL & PostGIS

SQL proficiency

DB design & optimization

Linux/Unix & psql

HA/replication & backup

Monitoring tools (pg_stat_statements,/

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Developer collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

10 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS RDS

Google Cloud SQL

Azure PostgreSQL

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Wyetech, LLC is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Engineer (DE2) to design, develop, optimize, and maintain high-performance database systems supporting mission-critical operations. The role emphasizes PostgreSQL, PostGIS, performance tuning, and HA architectures, collaborating with software and systems teams to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.

The engineer will design scalable schemas, optimize queries, implement replication and backups, and document procedures.