Senior PostgreSQL DBA, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

About the role
As a Senior PostgreSQL DBA, you will make an impact by being responsible for the administration, performance, availability, security, and operational support of enterprise PostgreSQL environments. You will play a key role in designing and maintaining high availability and disaster recovery solutions, optimizing database performance, automating operational processes, and ensuring the reliability of mission-critical applications across Production, UAT, and Development environments. You will be a valued member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team working collaboratively with the Senior Manager.

In this role, you will

Administer and support PostgreSQL databases across Production, UAT, and Development environments.
Ensure database availability, reliability, capacity planning, and operational stability.
Design, implement, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions to meet business continuity objectives.
Perform backup validations, recovery testing, and disaster recovery drills while maintaining RPO and RTO targets.
Design and support high-availability PostgreSQL architectures, including streaming and logical replication.
Monitor replication health and execute failover and switchover activities when required.
Analyze and resolve database performance issues through query optimization, indexing, partitioning, and execution plan analysis.
Tune PostgreSQL configuration parameters, memory utilization, I/O performance, and autovacuum settings.
Monitor and troubleshoot lock contention, blocking sessions, and database wait events.
Implement database security standards, user access controls, role management, and compliance requirements.
Resolve incidents, perform root cause analysis, and support problem and change management processes.
Develop automation solutions using Bash, Python, Shell scripting, and PostgreSQL utilities.
Implement monitoring, alerting, observability, and proactive health-check solutions.
Support database upgrades, migrations, releases, and deployment activities.
Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, recovery procedures, and technical standards.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, modernization, operational excellence, and database governance.

Work model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, NC.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

8+ years of experience supporting enterprise PostgreSQL environments.
Strong expertise with PostgreSQL 14, 15, 16, and 17.
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
Extensive experience with streaming replication and logical replication.
Strong knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery architecture.
Proven experience with PostgreSQL performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and partitioning.
Linux (RHEL) administration experience.
Proficiency in Bash, Shell, and Python scripting.
Experience with database security, access management, and compliance controls.
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools.
Experience supporting ITIL-based operational processes, including Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
Experience working with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.

These will help you stand out

Experience planning and executing PostgreSQL version upgrades.
Experience supporting cloud migration initiatives and hybrid database environments.
Knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud database platforms.
Experience conducting application compatibility and upgrade assessments.
Experience defining database standards, governance controls, and operational best practices.
Strong troubleshooting skills supporting complex production environments.
Experience driving automation and database modernization initiatives.
PostgreSQL, Linux, Cloud, or ITIL certifications.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out.

Sobre a Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é uma construtora de IA e fornecedora de serviços de tecnologia, criando a ponte entre o investimento em IA e o valor para as empresas por meio do desenvolvimento de soluções de IA completas para nossos clientes. Nossa profunda experiência em setores, processos e engenharia nos permite incorporar o contexto único de cada organização em sistemas tecnológicos que potencializam a capacidade humana, geram resultados tangíveis e mantêm empresas globais à frente em um mundo em rápida transformação. Saiba mais em cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.

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