Critical Skills to Possess:
Experience ? 6?10 years in database administration ? Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL ? Experience supporting production-grade systems ? Communicating with team members and clients requires strong active listening skills, clear verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Technical Skills ? PostgreSQL: o indexing, partitioning, vacuuming o query optimization (EXPLAIN/ANALYZE) ? Experience with: o high-volume transactional systems o time-series / IoT data (preferred) ? Knowledge of: o replication (streaming/logical) o backup tools (pg_dump, WAL, etc.) ? Familiarity with cloud-managed DB services (AWS RDS, Aurora, etc.) Good to Have ? Experience with multi-tenant SaaS systems ? Exposure to microservices-based architecture ? Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.) ? Basic scripting (Bash / Python) Engagement Model ? Part-time / On-demand (approx. 40?80 hours/month initially) ? Flexible engagement during: o design phase (higher involvement) o production issues (on-call support if required)
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience