PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Cloud SQL & GCP)

Experience: 6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience, including hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL. Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP is required. Healthcare data management and PHI compliance experience is preferred.

Key Skills

• PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL
• SQL Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
• High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), PITR
• Database Security, Row-Level Security (RLS)
• Connection Pooling & Capacity Planning
• Monitoring, Auditing & Performance Management
• Cloud-Native Database Operations on GCP

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and row-level security policies.
• Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance.
• Optimize database performance through SQL tuning, index optimization,



and workload management for transactional and reporting applications.
• Implement database monitoring, capacity planning, security hardening, access reviews, and compliance controls.
• Support application releases, schema versioning, incident management, recovery testing, and production troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, and DevOps teams to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing database services.
• Provide database interfaces and support for platform integrations while ensuring data integrity and operational excellence.

Preferred Skills

• Healthcare data management, PHI/HIPAA compliance
• Large-scale workflow and reporting platforms
• Cloud-native database architectures
• Kubernetes and microservices environments
• Advanced database security and governance practices

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