Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Title: Lead PostgresSQL DBA
Location: Nashville TN –
100% Remote, Preferred local candidates
Term: 6 month contract + extension (Client reserves right to hire after 6 months)
Rate: 65/hr MAX
Please note:
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*Candidate must be on your W2*
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*Candidate Visa must be Valid through year 2025*
Requirements:
• Minimum of 10 years of strong and relevant experience as a PostgreSQL Database Administrator, specifically for large scale applications.
• Extensive experience with AWS RDS Postgres, including setup, configuration, and management.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, configuration, and administration.
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience developing and reviewing complex PL/pgSQL functions, procedures, and other database objects.
• Extensive experience with database performance tuning and optimization techniques.
• Proficiency in SQL and PL/pgSQL programming.
• Familiarity with database security best practices.
• Experience with backup and recovery strategies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility in working hours to support global teams and critical database operations.
• Must have experience in production system monitoring and incident management processes.
• Must provide after-hours on-call support.
• Experience in designing database schemas, access patterns, and locking strategies.
• Experience in conducting performance analysis and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Bitbucket, Bamboo, Github, Jenkinks).