Sr. PostgreSQL Database Developer

Sr. PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Onsite - 3days/week in Arden Hills, MN

12 months initial contract

Must have hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, AWS RDS and Oracle

Overview:

• We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with strong skills across PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, and Oracle.
• Ideal candidate will be comfortable supporting both cloud-based and traditional enterprise database environments and be able to work independently on database administration, troubleshooting, performance, and reliability.
• The strongest candidate would have deep PostgreSQL/RDS expertise while also being capable of supporting an existing Oracle environment. We’re looking for someone who can provide hands-on operational support but also help us improve the reliability, performance, and maintainability of the database environment over time.

Key Skills:

• Strong hands-on PostgreSQL Administration Experience.
• Experience administering PostgreSQL on AWS RDS.
• Strong Oracle DBA experience
• Database Installation, config, upgrades, patches, and maintenance.
• Performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and query/database tuning.
• Backup, restore, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies.
• Database security, access management, and permissions.
• Monitoring database health, capacity, storage, and performance.
• Experience troubleshooting production database issues and performing root-case analysis.
• Understanding database migration and modernization, particularly Oracle-to-PostgreSQL, is highly desirable.
• Experience with AWS database services, monitoring, automation, and infrastructure is preferred.
• Ability to document database environments, procedures, and operations standards. - Strong communication skills and ability to work with application, infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams.
• Ability to mesh well with internal teams and speak to the business side of what we’re doing.

Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Experience:

• PostgreSQL DBA: 6 years (Preferred)
• Oracle DBA: 6 years (Preferred)
• AWS RDS: 4 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Arden Hills, MN 55112 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Arden Hills, MN 55112