[Remote] Sr. Postgres DBA

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Infinite Computer Solutions is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator to manage and optimize PostgreSQL database operations across their AWS-based SaaS platform. The role focuses on ensuring performance, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency of multi-tenant databases while collaborating with various teams to implement best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and maintain Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL clusters across development, staging, and production environments
• Design and implement database schemas, partitions, and indexing strategies optimized for multi-tenant SaaS workloads
• Ensure high availability through Aurora clustering, cross-region replication, and automated failover configurations
• Perform database migrations, version upgrades, and patching with minimal downtime
• Prepare database changelogs using Liquibase
• Monitor storage growth, IOPS utilization, and query performance using AWS CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and third-party observability tools
• Conduct query tuning, index management, and vacuum/analyze scheduling to maintain optimal performance
• Partner with application developers to optimize SQL queries and ORM usage patterns
• Identify and remediate Aurora performance bottlenecks, including buffer cache tuning and connection pooling (e.g., PgBouncer, RDS Proxy)
• Develop infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates (Terraform or CloudFormation) to standardize database provisioning
• Automate maintenance tasks (e.g., backups, failover testing, cost monitoring) using AWS Lambda, Python, or Bash scripting
• Integrate database lifecycle operations with CI/CD pipelines for consistent deployments and schema management
• Support FinOps and cost optimization by right-sizing RDS instances, leveraging Aurora Serverless v2, and managing reserved instances or savings plans
• Implement and validate backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategies using Aurora snapshots and point-in-time recovery (PITR)
• Enforce encryption in transit (SSL/TLS) and at rest (KMS) for all database instances
• Manage user roles, IAM integration, and least-privilege access controls
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, NIST 800-53, Fedramp, CMS, and internal data governance standards
• Establish robust monitoring dashboards and alerts using Amazon CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus/Grafana
• Create operational runbooks for incident response, failover, and recovery scenarios
• Track and report on database KPIs: uptime, latency, query performance, and replication lag
• Partner with Cloud, DevOps, and Engineering teams to design resilient, scalable, and secure database architectures
• Document procedures, schema standards, and operational playbooks for database management
• Participate in on-call rotation to support 24x7 SaaS platform availability Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of PostgreSQL DBA experience, including 3+ years managing AWS RDS or Aurora PostgreSQL
• Proven experience supporting multi-tenant, cloud-native SaaS applications
• Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, replication, WAL management, and query optimization
• Experience in Database Versioning tools like Liquibase, Flyway etc
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation frameworks (Ansible, Python, or Bash)
• Strong knowledge of AWS ecosystem services: RDS, Aurora, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, and KMS
• Understanding of networking, VPC, and security group configurations related to RDS deployments
• Familiarity with DevOps tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Proficiency in monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch Logs Insights)
• Experience with Aurora Serverless v2, RDS Proxy, and cross-region replication setups
• Exposure to microservices and containerized architectures (EKS, ECS, or Kubernetes Operators for PostgreSQL)
• Knowledge of Citus, TimescaleDB, or PostGIS extensions for scalability and analytics
• Background in FinOps, performance cost modeling, or database efficiency optimization
• PostgreSQL certification (EDB, AWS Certified Database – Specialty) is a plus Company Overview
• Next-Gen Business Technology Platformization™, AI and Product Engineering Services. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship
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