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SeniorDatabaseConsultant,PostgreSQL

CA$115–175k ~AI est. Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Database Consultant, PostgreSQL. Skills: PostgreSQL administration, Cloud database management, High availability, Disaster recovery. Design PostgreSQL database solutions. Implement PostgreSQL database solutions”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Analytical thinking; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PostgreSQL administration experience, Cloud platform experience, High availability expertise, Replication solutions expertise, Disaster recovery strategies, Database backup tools experience, Scripting and automation skills, Infrastructure automation tools familiarity, Database monitoring tools experience, Database migrations experience, Troubleshooting skills, Analytical thinking skills, Documentation skills

Nice to Have

Kubernetes-based PostgreSQL deployments experience, EDB solutions experience, University degree in Computer Science, Equivalent practical experience

What You'll Do.

Design PostgreSQL database solutions

Implement PostgreSQL database solutions

Manage PostgreSQL database solutions

Configure PostgreSQL databases

Upgrade PostgreSQL databases

Administer PostgreSQL databases

Ensure high availability

Ensure disaster recovery

Ensure data integrity

Analyze client database infrastructures

Recommend performance improvements

Recommend scalability improvements

Recommend reliability improvements

Lead troubleshooting efforts

Lead problem management efforts

Resolve complex incidents

Prevent incident recurrence

Develop database architectures

Maintain database architectures

Design database schemas

Design migration strategies

Collaborate with clients

Collaborate with internal teams

Deliver technical solutions

Manage client expectations

Ensure service quality

Ensure operational standards alignment

Participate in on-call rotations

Support continuous service availability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with clients; Collaborate with internal teams

Full Job Description

## Accountabilities Design, implement, and manage PostgreSQL database solutions, including configuration, upgrades, and ongoing administration across cloud and on-prem environments. Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data integrity through replication, failover mechanisms, backup strategies, and restoration processes. Analyze client database infrastructures and recommend performance, scalability, and reliability improvements aligned with best practices. Lead troubleshooting and problem management efforts, identifying root causes, resolving complex incidents, and preventing recurrence. Develop and maintain database architectures, including schema design, data modeling, and migration strategies across different database systems. Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver technical solutions, manage expectations, and ensure service quality and alignment with operational standards. Participate in on-call rotations and support continuous service availability for mission-critical environments. Requirements: Strong hands-on experience administering PostgreSQL databases in production environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, and performance tuning. Solid experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including database monitoring and operational management. Expertise in high availability and replication solutions (e.g., Patroni, repmgr) and disaster recovery strategies. Experience with database backup and recovery tools such as pgBackRest, Barman, and pg_basebackup, including PITR and WAL archiving. Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python) with familiarity in infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, or Salt). Experience with database monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Zabbix, or similar platforms. Experience with database migrations across heterogeneous systems (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL to PostgreSQL) using tools like ora2pg or cloud migration

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