PostgreSQL Lead

Job Description for PostgreSQL Lead

Job Title: PostgreSQL Lead

Company: Mydbops

About us:

Mydbops helps fast-growing teams and unicorns run mission-critical databases with speed, scale, and reliability. Trusted by 800+ clients, including 30+ unicorns, we optimize and manage systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, TiDB, and Cassandra, powering 10B+ transactions daily across industries such as fintech, SaaS, healthcare, logistics, and e-commerce.

With 10 years of deep expertise, we build automation tools, lead complex migrations, and solve high-impact performance and database challenges. We are ISO and PCI-DSS certified, combining engineering excellence with enterprise-grade security and compliance.

Role Overview

As the PostgreSQL Lead , you will own the design, implementation, and operational excellence of PostgreSQL environments. You’ll lead technical decision-making, mentor the team, interface with customers, and drive key initiatives covering performance tuning, HA architectures, migrations, and cloud deployments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead PostgreSQL production environments: architecture, stability, performance, and scalability

Oversee complex troubleshooting, query optimisation, and performance analysis

Architect and maintain HA/DR systems (e.g., Streaming Replication, Patroni, repmgr)

Define backup, recovery, replication, and failover protocols

Guide DB migrations, patches, and upgrades across environments

Collaborate with DevOps and cloud teams for infrastructure automation

Use monitoring (pg_stat_statements, PMM, Nagios or any monitoring stack) to resolve issues proactively

Provide technical mentorship—conduct peer reviews, upskill, and onboard junior DBAs

Lead customer interactions: understand requirements, design solutions, and present proposals

Drive process improvements and establish database best practices

Requirements

Experience: 4-5 years in PostgreSQL administration, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role

Performance Optimisation: Expert in query tuning, indexing strategies, partitioning, and execution plan analysis.

Extension Management: Proficient with critical PostgreSQL extensions including:

pg_stat_statements – query performance tracking

pg_partman – partition maintenance

pg_repack – online table reorganisation

uuid-ossp – UUID generation

pg_cron – native job scheduling

auto_explain – capturing costly queries

Backup & Recovery: Deep experience with pgBackRest, Barman, and implementing Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR).

High Availability & Clustering: Proven expertise in configuring and managing HA environments using Patroni , repmgr , and streaming replication.

Cloud Platforms: Strong operational knowledge of AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL , including parameter tuning, snapshot management, and performance insights.

Scripting & Automation: Skilled in Linux system administration, with advanced scripting capabilities in Bash and Python .

Monitoring & Observability: Familiar with pg_stat_statements, PMM , Nagios , and building custom dashboards using Grafana and Prometheus .

Leadership & Collaboration: Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication with stakeholders, and experience leading database reliability and automation initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent

PostgreSQL certifications (e.g., EDB, AWS)

Consulting/service delivery experience in managed services or support roles

Experience in large-scale migrations and modernisation projects

Exposure to multi-cloud environments and DBaaS platforms

What We Offer:

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Opportunity to work with a dynamic and innovative team.

Professional growth and development opportunities.

Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Job Details:

Work time: General shift

Working days: 5 Days

Mode of Employment - Work From Home

Experience - 4-5 years