Senior PostgreSQL DBA — Mission-Critical, On-Site in DC

Jobot; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Mission-critical work

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an experienced Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to own PostgreSQL performance, availability, scalability, and security for a mission-critical government program in Washington, DC. Role requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and is fully on-site.

Responsibilities include designing and tuning PostgreSQL databases, implementing HA/DR, backups, security controls, and CI/CD automation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on database administration experience.
• 5+ years of recent, deep expertise in PostgreSQL.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• On-site in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, manage, and tune PostgreSQL databases in an enterprise environment.
• Own high availability and disaster recovery configurations for PostgreSQL environments.
• Perform database performance tuning, backups, replication, and recovery.
• Enforce database security controls, including encryption, key management, and auditing.
• Enforce access controls, auditing, governance, and retention policies.
• Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and permissions.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and support containerized database and application operations.
• Administer CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting database and application delivery.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborative delivery activities.
• Support production operations with urgency and operational discipline.
• Communicate technical risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

PostgreSQL expertise

Database performance tuning

Security controls

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Agile ceremonies

Communication to stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Azure SQL

Amazon RDS

SSIS

SSRS

SSAS

Job description

Jobot is seeking an experienced Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to own PostgreSQL performance, availability, scalability, and security for a mission-critical government program in Washington, DC. Role requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and is fully on-site.

Responsibilities include designing and tuning PostgreSQL databases, implementing HA/DR, backups, security controls, and CI/CD automation.