PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Quick Facts

• Role: PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Description

Support and manage PostgreSQL database environments for a banking sector implementation, including setup, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, backups, recovery, and production support. Optimize SQL queries and database configuration, monitor performance to identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot incidents affecting availability and performance. Collaborate with development, testing, analytics, and infrastructure teams, and document technical procedures while meeting banking security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, configure, maintain, and develop PostgreSQL database environments during deployment

• Support production environment

• Install, configure, and update PostgreSQL instances

• Support functional, integration, performance, and acceptance testing

• Monitor database performance and identify bottlenecks

• Optimize SQL queries and database configuration

• Implement and oversee backup and data recovery mechanisms

• Support data migration processes between environments

• Resolve availability and performance incidents/problems

• Coordinate with development, testing, analytics, and infrastructure teams

• Create technical documentation and operational procedures

• Ensure environment compliance with banking security requirements

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Database Administrator

• At least 2 years of experience administering PostgreSQL

• Experience with NCR Atleos Authentic in implementation or migration projects

• Experience in availability and security projects in the banking/financial/payments sector

• Very good knowledge of PostgreSQL, query optimization, backup/recovery tools, and PostgreSQL replication mechanisms

• Ability to analyze logs and diagnose performance issues

• Linux administration knowledge; basic Bash or Python scripting

• Experience monitoring database environments

• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Zabbix

• Ability to plan database environment capacity

• Knowledge of incident and change management processes and the Agile model

• Ability to work with Jira and Confluence

• Nice to have: PostgreSQL High Availability (HA), Docker or Kubernetes, CI/CD

Benefits

• Opportunity to work across diverse Software, Embedded, Data, and Cloud Services projects

• Involvement in additional pre-sales and expert initiatives

• Medical care, sports card, and cafeteria platform benefits according to cooperation rules