Overview:

Guidepoint is an enterprise software organization embarking on a modernization strategy from a legacy monolith to a cloud-native, Kubernetes-based environment. With multiple product and platform teams delivering reusable services across the enterprise, We are seeking a highly experienced PostgreSQL Database Administrator and Architect to design, operate, and evolve PostgreSQL platforms that support cloud-native, microservices-based applications. This role is critical to ensuring our data layer is scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with Kubernetes-driven architectures.

You will work closely with platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, and application teams to design PostgreSQL architectures that seamlessly support containerized workloads, distributed systems, and high-throughput microservices. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep PostgreSQL expertise combined with up-to-date cloud and Kubernetes experience. This role is essential for driving modernization, reducing duplication, accelerating delivery, and building a cohesive, future-ready enterprise architecture.





This position is remote, with a base in Pune.

What You’ll Do:
- Design, deploy, and operate PostgreSQL platforms for microservices in Kubernetes environments, ensuring scalability and resilience
- Architect and manage Azure PostgreSQL (Flexible Server & Hyperscale/Citus) for high availability, disaster recovery, and global scale
- Lead performance tuning, troubleshooting, and capacity planning across database and infrastructure layers
- Drive cloud migration and modernization from legacy/on-prem systems to cloud-native PostgreSQL
- Partner with engineering teams to enable CI/CD, automation, and zero-downtime deployments
- Implement security, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
- Define database design patterns for microservices, including distributed and event-driven architectures
- Build automation using IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep) and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerS

📌 Senior Database Administrator (Pune)
🏢 Overview: Guidepoint
📍 Pune