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# PostgreSQL DBA with AWS

- **Company:** Peoplentech Llc
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Backup Devices, Continuous Integration, Data Recovery, Linux, Failover, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Ansible, Scripting, Indexer, Database Migration, Amazon Relational Database Service, Cloud Migration, Database Monitoring, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/postgresql-dba-with-aws-santa-clara-ca--ab40c1a5-4dbd-4942-bdeb-9d623bfb7c9c

## About the Role

PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Database Administration, PostgreSQL, Production Systems, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Query Optimization, Capacity Management, Data Recovery, Replication and Remote Mirroring, * 5-8 years of hands-on PostgreSQL DBA experience.

 * Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, SQL tuning, VACUUM, WAL, MVCC, replication, and performance optimization.
 * Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, Secrets Manager, and AWS DMS.
 * Strong knowledge of backup/recovery, PITR, HA/DR, security, and database monitoring.
 * Experience with Linux and Shell/Python scripting.
 * Good communication, troubleshooting, and stakeholder-management skills.

Good to Have: Terraform/Ansible, CI/CD, PostgreSQL migration and AWS certification.

All candidate submissions should come with valid documents and ID proof., Educational qualification (along with Year of passing and university details)

## Description

* Manage, monitor, and support PostgreSQL databases in production environments.
 * Perform performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, backup/recovery, and capacity planning.
 * Manage HA/DR, replication, failover, upgrades, and database migrations.
 * Troubleshoot performance issues, locks, deadlocks, replication lag, and production incidents.
 * Administer PostgreSQL on AWS RDS/Aurora and support cloud migrations.