PostgreSQL Database Administrator Engineer

Mission Overview:

We are seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator/Engineer for a consultancy mission at a client site, representing Keystone Solutions. The client is undergoing an ambitious digital and organizational transformation, focusing on modern processes, stronger operational support, and more data-driven services. You will have the opportunity to make an impact in an environment where digitalization, legacy modernization, and societal relevance converge.

• Design, manage, and optimize a secure, modern, and high-performance PostgreSQL database environment with a strong emphasis on security and reliability.
• Manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases, including backup/recovery, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Design database structures and develop data synchronization mechanisms.
• Play an active role in backend application development using Python, integrating with PostgreSQL databases, and setting up CI/CD pipelines in Git Lab.
• Utilize knowledge of the Elastic Stack to support monitoring and logging activities as needed.

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in database management, specifically with PostgreSQL.
• Ability to manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases, including backup and recovery procedures, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Experience in designing database structures.
• Proficiency in Python backend programming, including developing REST APIs and integrating these Python backend applications with PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines in Git Lab to automate development processes.
• Ability to design tailored database solutions for development projects, preferably with experience in microservices architectures.
• Support the implementation and configuration of other DBMS systems as needed.

• Methodical and precise in work, with attention to detail due to the critical nature of police data and the need for a secure, reliable, and high-performance database environment.
• Autonomy and initiative, with the ability to work independently, propose solutions, and adapt quickly to changes.
• Strong documentation skills for analyses, database designs, configurations, and technical choices.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to participate effectively in meetings with specialists and user representatives.
• Ability to work in a team and flexibility in scheduling within a multi-project environment with technical dependencies.
• Client-oriented and solution-focused attitude, with resilience, creativity, and a constructive approach to meeting user needs.

• Desired start date:
  September 1, 2026.
• Full-time position with a minimum of 2 days/week on-site presence, depending on tasks and team agreements; remote work allowed from home or employer address (Belgium).
• Multidisciplinary team with a mix of internal and external staff.

01/09/2026 - 31/12/2026 4 months (full time)

• Agile - Level: Confirmed
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Ansible - Level: Junior
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Docker - Level: Junior
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Elastic Stack (monitoring en logging) - Level: Confirmed
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Kubernetes - Level: Junior
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Linux-serverbeheer - Level: Confirmed
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• No
  
  SQL, Key-Value, Document stores en Vector DB’s - Level: Junior
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Openshift - Level: Junior
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• PostgreSQL-databasebeheer (diepgaande ervaring) - Level: Expert
  - Most recent:
  Any time
• Python backend-programmering (REST API’s) - Level: Expert
  - Most recent:
  Any time

Dutch
Level Active knowledge
English
Level Active knowledge
French
Level Active knowledge