iO Associates
Senior PostgreSQL Support Engineer / DBA - Contract - Fully Remote
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Senior PostgreSQL Support Engineer / DBA - Contract - Fully Remote - Anywhere in Europe
Location
UK or Europe - fully remote
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Organisation Overview
Our Client operates at the forefront of the technology industry, delivering innovative solutions and enterprise-grade database management services across the EMEA region. Known for fostering a vibrant and inclusive culture, they pride themselves on driving growth through cutting-edge technology, collaborative teamwork, and a commitment to excellence. Recognised as a great place to work, they offer a supportive environment that values professional development, promotes innovation, and rewards dedication.
Role Summary
This strategic hire aims to strengthen the company's capabilities in managing critical database environments for key enterprise clients. As this role is pivotal to maintaining and enhancing service reliability, it offers an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled professional to influence the performance and resilience of essential business systems. The position is ideal for someone eager to take ownership of complex technical challenges and contribute to high-impact projects within a dynamic environment.
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Responsibilities
- Investigate and resolve advanced PostgreSQL incidents, performance bottlenecks, and configuration issues.
- Optimise database queries, indexes, and workload settings to ensure peak efficiency.
- Manage high availability solutions, including failover processes, streaming and logical replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Perform database upgrades, patching, back-ups, restorations, and point-in-time recovery procedures.
- Support migrations, with a preference for experience in Oracle-to-PostgreSQL transitions.
- Document root-cause analysis findings and technical solutions clearly and comprehensively.
- Collaborate closely with enterprise clients and internal engineering teams to deliver seamless support.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in supporting and administrating PostgreSQL in production environments.
- Strong understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, internals, and performance tuning practices.
- Proven track record supporting replication, high availability, and backup/recovery processes.
- Proficiency with Linux systems and complex SQL troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated ability to handle critical incidents in customer-facing settings.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience working with AWS RDS or Aurora PostgreSQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, or Google Cloud SQL.
- Familiarity with tools such as Patroni, pgBackRest, Barman, PgBouncer, or similar.
- Background in Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migrations.
- Automation skills using Bash, Python, Terraform, or equivalent.
- Prior experience in managed services or enterprise support environments.
Call to Action
If you possess the expertise and enthusiasm for this challenging and rewarding role, we invite you to submit your CV, along with your current location, availability, and expected rate. Join our Client's team and play a key part in delivering reliable, high-performance database solutions for major enterprise clients.
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