Senior Cloud Database Engineer, Postgres

As a Senior Cloud Database Engineer, you will advise customers on Cloud best practices, support the operation and maintenance of data systems, improve scalability and observability, and bring a modern, platform-oriented approach to your work. You will grow your technical skills and get a first-hand view on trends as they are emerging in the wider industry.

You and the larger team of database professionals and developers will work on unique customer problems, monitor and interpret key metrics, and conduct regular reviews with your customers on the health of their systems. Most importantly, you will work extensively with Postgres, the world's most advanced open source database.

Must least 8 years of professional experience with:

4 or more years supporting databases, particularly Postgres, in a developer or operations role

4 or more years of hands-on experience working in a major cloud offering, with AWS or Azure preferred

Comfort and experience using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira to track and plan work, and communicate progress

Previous customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect or other consulting role strongly considered.

Must possess strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills; with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide audience

Experience with PostgreSQL databases whether on-premise or in the cloud, self-hosted, AWS RDS or Aurora Postgres, Azure Flexible Server, or other managed offering

Proven expertise troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving technical issues

Understanding of data architecture, relational database concepts, logical and physical database design

Ability to be visible and present throughout the workday on a remote-first team

Be available and responsive to handle customer requests, alerts, and other needs as they are discovered

As the senior engineer you will be responsible for:

Ensuring the uptime and reliability of Production databases

Designing and implementing high availability systems with streaming and logical replication

Managing the automation of backups and recovery

Assisting with Disaster Recovery planning and implementation

Learning about the broader Postgres ecosystem, including extensions, add-on products, and open-source projects that contribute to the functioning and management of the core database

Reacting to metrics and alerts around performance and capacity; and improving these alerts over time to provide better value and actionability

Operating in Cloud environments, and recommending the appropriate cloud-native tools for unique situations

Supporting application developers and working with customer engineering teams to provide meaningful, measurable results

Improving internal documentation, runbooks, and other resources to train the wider team on best practices and new techniques

Why should you work at Datavail?

To learn from a vast pool of global PostgreSQL DBAs with over 500 combined years of industry experience.

To broaden your experience working with customers in many domains and environments

To improve your familiarity with the many projects and variations surrounding Postgres; including AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure Flexible Server, TimescaleDB, Percona, Patroni, and many more

Your Certifications would be on us

To grow and expand your technical skills in a modern environment

If you think you bring these skills and want a chance to build your career working with Postgres, please apply!

About Us

Datavail is a leading provider of data management, application development, analytics, and cloud services, with more than 1,000 professionals helping clients build and manage applications and data via a world-class tech-enabled delivery platform and software solutions across all leading technologies. For more than 17 years, Datavail has worked with thousands of companies spanning different industries and sizes, and is an AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner, a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation (Azure), an Oracle Partner, and a MySQL Partner.

About the Team

Datavail's Team of PostgreSQL Experts Can Save You Time and Money

We have extensive experience with just about everything in PostgreSQL. Our consultants, architects, DBAs, and database development team have extensive hands-on experience in traditional on-prem PostgreSQL and in Cloud too. Our experts have an average of 15 years of experience. They've overcome every obstacle in helping clients manage everything from databases, analytics, reporting, migrations, and upgrades to monitoring and overall data management.

You can free up your IT resources to focus on growing your business rather than fighting fires. Our PostgreSQL experts can guide you through strategic initiatives or support routine database management.

Datavail's Comprehensive PostgreSQL Database Services

Datavail offers PostgreSQL consulting services that allow you to take advantage of all the features of the PostgreSQL database. By providing high availability solutions, building high end database systems, architectural support, and managed service support our team can ensure optimal performance for your database on-prem or in the cloud.

PostgreSQL Database Managed Services

Datavail's business focuses on helping you use your data to drive business results through cost-saving services. The success of your business depends on how well you understand and manage your data. Our managed cloud services give you the power to unleash your organization's potential. We provide comprehensive and technically advanced support for PostgreSQL installations to ensure that your databases are safe, secure, and managed with the utmost level of care.

Our delivery performance in data management leads the industry. We offer highly trained PostgreSQL database administrators via a 24 7, always on, always available, global delivery model. With the combination of a proven delivery model and top-notch experience ensures that Datavail will remain the database experts on demand you desire. Datavail's flexible and client focused services always add value to your organization.

Are you a seasoned PostgreSQL Database Administrator? Does working in a multi customer, multi domain environment on global scale motivates you? If yes, this role could be a good fit for you.

Datavail is seeking a highly skilled, self-motivated, and passionate PostgreSQL DBA to join our PostgreSQL Global Practice. As a PostgreSQL DBA, you will be working on the latest Opensource technologies in the industry. This position is based out of our global delivery centers in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore in India.

Datavail is one of the largest data-focused services company in North America and provides both professional and managed services and expertise in Database Management, Application Development and Management, Cloud & Infrastructure Management, Packaged Applications and BI/Analytics.

Why should you work at Datavail?

Learn from a vast pool of global PostgreSQL DBAs with over 500 combined years of industry experience.

You would be working with multiple customers in a multi domain environments.Work range: On-Prem core PostgreSQL DBs, AWS RDS & Aurora, and Azure - PostgreSQL.

Your Certifications would be on us.

Future Opportunity for permanent deputation on H1B to work in US.

Leverage the DV Training program to upscale the technical skills.