PostgreSQL DBA

Location: Bengaluru

Senior Postgre

SQL/Database Administrator (DBA) – On-Prem & AWS RDS

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Postgre

SQL/ DBA with strong expertise in EDB Postgre

SQL, Oracle and AWS RDS for Postgre

SQL to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration, performance tuning, high availability, and security of mission-critical Postgre

SQL databases across hybrid environments.

Experience in Oracle-to-Postgre

SQL migrations is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage and administer EDB Postgre

SQL databases and AWS RDS for Postgre

SQL instances.
- Perform installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migration of Postgre

SQL/EDB databases.
- Ensure database availability, backup/recovery, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Monitor and optimize database performance, query tuning, and storage usage.
- Implement database security, auditing, and compliance standards.
- Work with application teams to design scalable and highly available database solutions.
- Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting (Python, Shell, etc.).
- Support database migrations from Oracle to Postgre

SQL including schema conversion, data migration, and performance optimization.
- Provide production support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with Dev Ops/Cloud teams to integrate database management into CI/CD pipelines.

Required

Skills & Qualifications

- 8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator.
- Strong expertise in Postgre

SQL/EDB Postgre

SQL administration (installation, upgrades, tuning, backup, replication, HA).

- Experience with Oracle DBA tasks.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle-to-Postgre

SQL migrations (using tools such as AWS DMS, EDB Migration Toolkit, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with AWS RDS for Postgre

SQL (parameter groups, snapshots, Database insights, monitoring).
- Solid understanding of Postgre

SQL internals, indexes, query execution plans, and performance tuning.
- Knowledge of backup & recovery strategies (pgBackRest, Barman, native tools).
- Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Shell, Python, Bash, etc.).
- Experience in database security, auditing, and access management.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Exposure to cloud-native monitoring and automation tools (Cloud Watch, Terraform, Ansible).
- Knowledge of other AWS services (VPC, IAM, EC2, Secrets Manager, etc.).

Education

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field