Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Artmac Soft LLC
Greer, SC, United States
2 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Bash Shell Cluster Analysis Data Integrity Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Recovery Data Warehousing Relational Databases Database Security DevOps Perl (Programming Language) Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language)
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PostgreSQL MongoDB MySQL NoSQL Oracle (Applications) Performance Tuning Query Optimization Ansible Prometheus SQL Stored Procedures SQL Databases Data Streaming Management of Software Versions Datadog Scripting Grafana Database Optimization Amazon Relational Database Service Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Terraform

Requirements

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience administering PostgreSQL in production environments
  • Strong expertise in PostgreSQL architecture, internals, and performance tuning
  • Proven experience with replication (streaming, logical), clustering, and high availability solutions (e.g., Patroni, repmgr, Pgpool-II)
  • Deep understanding of backup and recovery tools (pg_dump, pg_basebackup, pgBackRest, Barman, WAL archiving/PITR)
  • Expertise in query optimization, indexing strategies, and EXPLAIN/ANALYZE plan tuning
  • Solid experience with database security: roles, permissions, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest/in transit
  • Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Perl) for automation
  • Experience with monitoring tools (pgAdmin, pg_stat_statements, Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog, or similar)
  • Solid understanding of SQL and PL/pgSQL for stored procedures, triggers, and functions
  • Experience with version upgrades and major migration projects
  • Experience with cloud-managed PostgreSQL services (AWS RDS/Aurora)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
  • Knowledge of other RDBMS/NoSQL systems (MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle) for cross-platform environments
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Experience with data warehousing or ETL pipelines
  • PostgreSQL certification is preferred.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for performance, connectivity, and data integrity issues

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

About the company

Artmac Soft is a technology consulting and service-oriented IT company dedicated to providing innovative technology solutions and services to customers.

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