Sr.PostgreSQL Database Administrator -Hybrid

*** Mode of Interview :- WebCam Interview*** Long Term Projcect***Hybrid (3days per week onsite )at Dallas-TX***Local to TX Cadidates Preferred***LinkedIn Must***

Short Descrption :- 

In this role, you will take co-ownership of PostgreSQL infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability. You will work closely with development teams to design scalable database solutions and manage production environments in AWS RDS.

What You''ll Do:- 

• Design and maintain scalable database architectures
• Manage and optimize PostgreSQL production environments on AWS RDS
• Implement and maintain comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues
• Collaborate with development teams on database design and optimization
• Manage database security, access control, and compliance
• Perform capacity planning and cost optimization for database infrastructure
• Maintain comprehensive database documentation

Required Skills & Experience:-

Database Design & Management

• Strong knowledge of data design principles and schema management
• Expertise in database normalization, indexing strategies, and query optimization
• Ability to design and maintain logical and physical database architecture
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs).

PostgreSQL Administration & Performance

•  5+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration in production environments
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL tuning and performance optimization
• Expertise in maintaining PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, including parameter groups and configuration
• Strong understanding of query execution plans, indexing, and SQL optimization.

Security & Compliance

• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL security management (authentication, authorization, encryption)
• Experience with IAM integration and access control policies
• Understanding of audit logging and compliance requirements

Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery:-

• Expertise in backup strategies and point-in-time recovery (PITR)
• Experience designing and testing disaster recovery plans
• Proficiency with AWS RDS backup and snapshot management

Data Management & Migration:-

• Ability to understand and document data flow within database systems
• Proficiency with loading, transforming, and moving data between database environments
• Experience with ETL processes and data migration strategies

SQL & Application Development Knowledge:-

• Advanced SQL expertise including complex queries and optimization
• Strong understanding of stored procedures, functions, and triggers
• Ability to review and advise on application-level database interactions.

Monitoring, Alerting & Incident Response:-

• Experience with CloudWatch and AWS RDS monitoring tools
• Ability to set up proactive monitoring and alerting
• Strong troubleshooting skills for production issues
• Experience with on-call support and SLA management

Additional Requirements:-

• PostgreSQL version upgrade and migration experience
• Capacity planning and resource optimization expertise.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:-

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with high availability and streaming replication setups
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL extensions and advanced features
• Database administration tools experience (pgAdmin, DBeaver, etc.)
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and manage database architecture decisions