Senior PostgreSQL DBA — Hybrid, Global Platform Expert

Alter Domus; Carmel (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional accreditations

Flexible holidays

Birthday day off

Career mentoring

Employee Share Plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Alter Domus in Carmel, IN is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join the Global IT Operations team. You will own the PostgreSQL estate across cloud and on‑prem environments, ensuring availability, performance, security and recoverability for fund administration applications.

The role requires hands‑on expertise, design authority, and a track record of delivering compliant, scalable database solutions in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of production PostgreSQL administration.
• Experience with AWS RDS/Aurora and self-managed Linux deployments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash/Python).
• Proven ability to design, test and implement HA/DR solutions.
• Experience with formal change control in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day PostgreSQL administration across cloud and on-prem sites.
• Lead root-cause analysis for incidents and document post-incident reviews.
• Plan/execute patching and upgrades with minimal downtime.
• Maintain security, access controls and audit readiness.

Skills

PostgreSQL

AWS PostgreSQL (RDS/Aurora)

Linux

Bash/Python

Change management

Disaster recovery

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

pgBackRest

pg_basebackup

Patroni/HA tooling

pgBadger

CI/CD integration

Job description

Alter Domus in Carmel, IN is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join the Global IT Operations team. You will own the PostgreSQL estate across cloud and on‑prem environments, ensuring availability, performance, security and recoverability for fund administration applications.

The role requires hands‑on expertise, design authority, and a track record of delivering compliant, scalable database solutions in a regulated setting.