CareerPlan

PostgreSQL Database Administrator

London, England, gbRemoteFull-time£50k–£54k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Hands-on PostgreSQL DBA managing production database services, high availability, backups, and automation across on-premises and GCP infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Builds

High-availability PostgreSQL clusters, automated deployment pipelines, and disaster recovery capabilities.

Domain

Cloud infrastructure (GCP) and On-premises Database Administration

Required skills

PostgreSQL administration, EDB Postgres, EFM, Barman, PEM, TPA, Ansible, Git, Linux, SQL performance tuning, PgBouncer, GCP

Preferred skills

Patroni, Terraform, Bash, Python, MariaDB, AWS

Technologies

PostgreSQL, EDB Postgres, EFM, Barman, PEM, TPA, Ansible, Git, GitHub, Prometheus, Grafana, PgBouncer, GCP, Linux

Responsibilities

Administer full database lifecycle including installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades; Configure and operate EDB Failover Manager clusters for high availability; Manage backups and recovery using Barman; Monitor and alert using PEM; Automate environments with TPA and Ansible; Tune SQL performance and OS settings; Manage connectivity and security with PgBouncer; Execute migrations and consolidations.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC