Senior PostgreSQL DBA - Remote (US-Based, AWS/DMS)

Global Alliant Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Alliant Inc. is seeking a Subject Matter Expert 1 - DBA to support the HHS OCSS program. This fully remote US-based role requires residency in the United States and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

The ideal candidate has PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, Linux expertise, and strong scripting (Bash, Python) for automation, plus experience with data models, performance tuning, and CI/CD deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Advanced scripting in Bash and Python for DBA tasks.
• Experience with PostgreSQL databases in AWS RDS and data modeling.
• Database administration experience with PostgreSQL on AWS RDS.
• Experience with MySQL, SQL Server, or Oracle as needed.
• Experience evaluating data architectures and communicating recommendations.
• Experience with CDC in PostgreSQL using AWS DMS.
• HA/DR design knowledge (Multi-AZ/Region).
• Advanced Linux and AWS environment experience.
• Strong communication skills and security/compliance focus (FISMA/FedRAMP).
• Experience with Git and CI/CD for DB deployments; Liquibase or Flyway.

Skills

Advanced scripting

Data modeling

Data architecture

Automation

Communication

Linux

Performance tuning

EXPLAIN usage

CI/CD

Git

Jenkins

CloudFormation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

Bash

Python

AWS

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Liquibase

Flyway

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Global Alliant Inc. is seeking a Subject Matter Expert 1 - DBA to support the HHS OCSS program. This fully remote US-based role requires residency in the United States and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

The ideal candidate has PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, Linux expertise, and strong scripting (Bash, Python) for automation, plus experience with data models, performance tuning, and CI/CD deployments.