Senior Database Administrator - PostgreSQL

<p>Key Responsibilities :<br/><br/>- Monitor database health, availability, and performance for PostgreSQL and MySQL instances.<br/><br/>- Perform basic administrative tasks such as backup/restore, user management, and replication monitoring.<br/><br/>- Respond to on-call alerts, troubleshoot incidents, and escalate when needed.<br/><br/>- Assist in routine maintenance operations, including upgrades, patching, and configuration tuning.<br/><br/>- Collaborate with senior DBE team members and DevOps teams on reliability and automation initiatives.<br/><br/>- Follow operational runbooks and update documentation as needed.<br/><br/>- Maintain database security standards and support audit/compliance requirements.<br/><br/> Basic Qualifications :<br/><br/>- 3 to 5 years of experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL administration.<br/><br/>- Familiarity with database architecture, SQL query basics, and performance troubleshooting.<br/><br/>- Understanding of backup and recovery concepts.<br/><br/>- Willingness to support 24/7 on-call rotation.<br/><br/>- Basic knowledge of Linux-based systems and command-line tools.<br/><br/>- Good communication and documentation skills.<br/><br/> Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have) :<br/><br/>- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g. , CloudWatch, Prometheus, Nagios).<br/><br/>- Exposure to cloud-based databases (AWS RDS/Aurora).<br/><br/>- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. , Terraform) or scripting (e.g. , Bash, Python).<br/><br/>- Experience working in production environments with SRE or DevOps practices.<br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)