Position

Lead PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Lead PostgreSQL DBA with robust expertise in PostgreSQL database administration, performance optimization, high availability, backup/recovery, and database security. The candidate will be responsible for managing PostgreSQL environments and leading a team, while ensuring database availability, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of DBA's, providing technical guidance and ensuring effective task allocation.
- Manage and administer PostgreSQL databases across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
- Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migration, and capacity planning.
- Monitor database health, availability, performance, and resource utilization.
- Perform SQL query tuning, indexing, execution-plan analysis, and database performance optimization.
- Design, implement, and maintain high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions.
- Manage backup, restore,



replication, and recovery processes and ensure defined RPO/RTO requirements are met.
- Troubleshoot complex database issues, performance bottlenecks, connectivity problems, and production incidents.
- Implement database security, access controls, roles, privileges, encryption, and auditing in line with organizational standards.
- Plan and execute PostgreSQL version upgrades, database migrations, and infrastructure changes with minimal business disruption.
- Establish and maintain DBA standards, operational procedures, monitoring, and documentation.
- Collaborate with application development, DevOps, infrastructure, and architecture teams on database-related requirements.
- Participate in production support, incident management, root-cause analysis, and preventive action planning.
- Ensure database environments follow organizational compliance, security, and availability standards.

Required Technical

📌 Lead-Postrgres DBA (Chennai)
🏢 Mount Talent Consulting
📍 Chennai