Senior PostgreSQL DBA – Cloud, HA & Automation (CTH)

Alrek Business Solutions Inc

Wood Dale (IL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Alrek Business Solutions Inc seeks an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to manage on‑prem and cloud PostgreSQL environments, with performance tuning, high availability, and security. This contract‑to‑hire role may convert to full‑time, requiring collaboration with development, infrastructure, cloud and security teams.

Responsibilities include installation, monitoring, optimization of queries, indexing, backups/DR, and incident recovery.

Qualifications

5+ years of PostgreSQL administration experience.
Experience migrating Oracle/SQL Server to PostgreSQL.
Experience with on-premise and cloud deployments.
Strong troubleshooting and optimization skills.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain PostgreSQL environments on‑prem and in the cloud.
Monitor health, performance, and availability.
Manage schemas, tables, indexes, and procedures.
Design indexing strategies and optimize slow queries.
Develop backup and disaster recovery procedures.
Implement security standards and cloud-native monitoring.
Support hybrid/multi-cloud database architectures.
Collaborate with development, infra, and security teams.