Senior Database Reliability Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Administer, monitor, and maintain PostgreSQL databases (250GB+) in production environments (AWS RDS, Aurora, EC2)
• ▹Ensure database availability, performance, and data integrity through proactive monitoring and maintenance
• ▹Perform routine database administration tasks including patching, upgrades, vacuuming, reindexing, and statistics management
• ▹Execute and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular testing of recovery plans
• ▹Handle user access management, roles, and database security to ensure compliance with best practices
• ▹Perform capacity planning, storage management, and growth forecasting
• ▹Troubleshoot database issues, including performance bottlenecks, locking/contention, and failed jobs
• ▹Support application teams with query tuning, schema changes, and release deployments
• ▹Manage database migrations, upgrades, and change requests with minimal downtime
• ▹Maintain documentation for database configurations, standards, and operational procedures
• ▹Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for production incidents

Requirements

• ▹7+ years of experience in a senior database administrator or Database Engineering role
• ▹Strong hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience, including backups, recovery, and performance tuning
• ▹Solid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance practices
• ▹Experience managing large-scale production databases (250GB+), including maintenance and lifecycle management
• ▹Strong Linux administration skills (processes, disk, memory, networking)
• ▹Experience with monitoring tools and performance diagnostics
• ▹Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, or similar)
• ▹Familiarity with cloud-based database deployments, preferably AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3)
• ▹Strong organizational and documentation skills

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with database auditing, compliance, or governance frameworks
• ▹Familiarity with ETL processes, data pipelines, or reporting systems
• ▹Experience with high availability setups, replication, and failover management
• ▹Exposure to other database systems (MySQL, SQL Server, or NoSQL platforms)
• ▹Experience supporting enterprise or highly regulated environments

About the company

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