Azure PostgreSQL Development DBA - US Shift - Remote

Role Overview

Senior PostgreSQL Development DBA with strong Azure experience who can hit the ground running in a high-impact, production-critical environment.

This role combines database development and DBA responsibilities. The ideal candidate should be able to rapidly assess systems, optimize performance, and implement scalable, production-grade database solutions in Azure.

Key Responsibilities

• Bridge application development and database performance.
• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and locking issues.
• Work with the development team to optimize schemas, indexing, and queries.
• Perform advanced PostgreSQL database tuning.
• Recommend best practices for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server.
• Discuss and recommend strategies for partitioning, data archiving, and retention.
• Collaborate with application development teams to optimize data-access patterns.
• Work with GitLab CI/CD pipelines for database deployments.
• Review and recommend robust monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
• Oversee security, performance, and data-integrity best practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• PostgreSQL Expertise
• 7 to 10+ years of PostgreSQL experience in production environments.
• Strong database development background.
• Advanced performance-tuning expertise.
• Azure Experience
• Hands-on experience with Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server.