Lead PostgreSQL DBA / PostgreSQL Support Lead

Detailed JD: please find below

Sell Rate: $65-68/hour or 130K

Client Full Address: 300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Remote / WFO / Hybrid: Remote is OK

Hire Type (FTE/Contract): FTE preferable, Contract is OK

Project Duration: 1+ year

Expected Start Date: Immediate

Day 1 Billing Confirmation: Yes

No. of client interviews for this role: 1-2 rounds

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Database Expert to provide enterprise-grade PostgreSQL administration, support, performance tuning, and database reliability services. The individual will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, security, and scalability of mission-critical PostgreSQL environments while supporting production, non-production, and disaster recovery systems.

Key Responsibilities

Database Administration & Support

• Administer and maintain PostgreSQL databases across Production, UAT, QA, and Development environments.
• Monitor database health, performance, capacity, and availability.
• Perform proactive issue identification and resolution.
• Manage database upgrades, patching, and version migrations.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and archival strategies.

Performance Optimization

• Analyze SQL queries and execution plans.
• Perform database performance tuning and optimization.
• Optimize indexing strategies, partitioning, and database design.
• Identify and resolve database bottlenecks.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Design and support PostgreSQL HA solutions.
• Configure and maintain replication environments.
• Support failover and disaster recovery testing.
• Ensure RPO/RTO objectives are met.

Security & Compliance

• Configure database security controls and access management.
• Implement role-based access controls.
• Support audit, compliance, and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Manage encryption and data protection requirements.

Incident & Problem Management

• Provide L2/L3 production support.
• Troubleshoot critical database incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident management.

Automation & DevOps

• Develop automation scripts for monitoring, deployment, backup, and maintenance activities.
• Support Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD initiatives where applicable.
• Integrate PostgreSQL monitoring with enterprise observability platforms.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of database administration experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience.
• HA/DR, performance tuning, and PostgreSQL migration expertise
• Strong knowledge of:
  • PostgreSQL Architecture
  • WAL, Replication & Streaming Replication
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Performance Tuning
  • Partitioning & Indexing
  • PostgreSQL Security
  • Query Optimization
• Experience with:
  • pgAdmin
  • pgBackRest / Barman
  • Patroni / RepMgr
  • Linux Administration
  • Shell/Python Scripting
  • Monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc.)

Preferred Skills

• PostgreSQL on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• PostgreSQL migration from Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, or other RDBMS platforms.
• Experience supporting large-scale banking or financial services environments.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift-hosted PostgreSQL deployments.
• Exposure to enterprise data governance and regulatory compliance requirements.

Experience Level

• ​Lead PostgreSQL DBA / PostgreSQL Support Lead
• 10-15+ years overall IT experience
• 6+ years dedicated PostgreSQL experience