Database Architect – PostgreSQL

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Database Architect specializing in PostgreSQL

Key Responsibilities

Database Architecture & Design

  • Architect and design scalable PostgreSQL database solutions for enterprise-grade applications.
  • Develop database strategies for data modeling, storage, and performance optimization.
  • Define database design standards, documentation, and governance models.

Performance & Optimization

  • Conduct query tuning, indexing strategies, and database optimization for large datasets.
  • Establish monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning mechanisms.
  • Optimize schema design and database operations for performance and scalability.

Data Management & Security

  • Implement high-availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) solutions.
  • Manage data replication, partitioning, and clustering.
  • Enforce database security, access control, and compliance policies.

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Mentor DBA and developer teams in best practices.
  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, and cloud teams on architecture and deployment.
  • Lead database migration and modernization initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 15–20 years of overall IT experience with 10+ years in database architecture and PostgreSQL.
  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL internals, replication, partitioning, and performance tuning.
  • Strong knowledge of database design patterns, data modeling, and normalization.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-based PostgreSQL (AWS RDS, Azure Database, or GCP SQL).
  • Advanced understanding of HA/DR tools (Patroni, Pgpool-II, repmgr).
  • Proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, and scripting (Bash/Python).
  • Experience in data governance, audit compliance, and large-scale data environments.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Exposure to microservices-based data architecture.
  • Familiarity with containerized PostgreSQL (Docker/Kubernetes).
  • Experience with performance benchmarking and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or pgBadger.
  • Certification in PostgreSQL or Database Architecture is a plus.

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