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Purple Drive

PostgreSQL DBA

Purple Drive, St Louis, Missouri, United States

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PostgreSQL DBA

Location:

St. Louis, MO (Onsite)

Type:

Contract Role

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced

PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA)

to manage, optimize, and support enterprise-level PostgreSQL environments. The role involves ensuring high availability, performance tuning, security, and disaster recovery while also supporting developers with schema design and query optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain

PostgreSQL databases

in production and non-production environments. Monitor and optimize

database performance, queries, and indexing . Implement

backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies . Ensure

high availability

through replication, clustering, and failover solutions. Manage

database security, access control, and compliance

requirements. Support developers with

query tuning, schema design, and stored procedures . Automate routine DBA tasks using

scripting (Shell, Python, etc.) . Required Skills & Experience

7-10+ years of DBA experience with at least

5+ years in PostgreSQL administration . Strong expertise in

performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization . Hands-on experience with

backup/recovery tools and HA/DR solutions . Familiarity with

cloud-hosted PostgreSQL platforms

(AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, GCP Cloud SQL). Strong knowledge of

Linux administration and scripting . Excellent

problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills . Nice to Have

Knowledge of other databases:

Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB . Exposure to

DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) .