Senior PostgreSQL Engineer (TS/SCI) - OpenShift Expert

D2 Consulting; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

D2 Technical Services is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance to join our team. You will administer PostgreSQL databases, design schemas, optimize queries, and ensure high availability within OpenShift deployments.

The ideal candidate will troubleshoot operational issues, implement reliability improvements, and collaborate with developers and systems engineers to maintain secure, scalable data platforms.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required with polygraph eligibility.
• Minimum five years in database administration/architecture.
• Hands-on PostgreSQL experience.
• Experience with SQL design, indexing, and query optimization.
• Ability to collaborate with developers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Administer PostgreSQL databases including configuration, users, maintenance, patching.
• Design and refine schemas, indexing, and data access patterns.
• Analyze queries and optimize performance.
• Support PostgreSQL deployments in OpenShift environments.
• Maintain backups, recovery, HA, replication, and DR capabilities.
• Monitor health, logs, alerts, and capacity.
• Collaborate with developers on schema design and data access.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

Database engineering

SQL optimization

OpenShift

High availability / DR

Troubleshooting

Developer collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

OpenShift

Oracle to PostgreSQL migration

Job description

D2 Technical Services is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance to join our team. You will administer PostgreSQL databases, design schemas, optimize queries, and ensure high availability within OpenShift deployments.

The ideal candidate will troubleshoot operational issues, implement reliability improvements, and collaborate with developers and systems engineers to maintain secure, scalable data platforms.