Senior PostgreSQL DBA Engineer

2 days ago

Athens, Attica, Greece Cegeka Full time €40,000 - €80,000 per year

We are looking for an experienced PostgreSQL DBA with strong automation skills using Ansible. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing our PostgreSQL databases, and ensuring efficient and reliable automation for provisioning and maintenance tasks.

What you will do:

  • Administer, maintain, and tune PostgreSQL databases in production and non-production environments.
  • Set up and maintain replication, backups, and high-availability configurations (e.g., Repmgr, Patroni, pgBackRest, pgbouncer/pgpool ). extra: TimescaleDB, PG vector flavors.
  • Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for PostgreSQL deployments, updates, and configurations.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve database-related performance, capacity, and replication issues.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to ensure database reliability and efficiency.
  • Perform database upgrades and patching with minimal downtime.
  • Implement security best practices and monitor for vulnerabilities.
  • Document database environments, processes, and procedures.

What will help you succeed:

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL DBA in a production environment.
  • Solid experience with PostgreSQL versions 14 and above.
  • Proficiency in writing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL performance tuning and optimization.
  • Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, WAL, autovacuum, and indexes.
  • Experience with backup/recovery tools (e.g., pgBackRest, Barman, Commvault).
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Dynatrace, pg_stat_statements).
  • Linux system administration experience (preferably Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL/CentOS).
  • Scripting experience (Bash, Python) is a must.
  • Decent in System administration (OS-DB tuning, VIP strategies, systemd logic)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Kubernetes and PostgreSQL Operators.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
  • PostgreSQL certification or relevant coursework.
  • Automation mindset. Eye for details, drive to bring structure and improve standards

What we offer:

  • 22 Annual Vacation days, 3 sick days that are not carried over the next year (no medical certificate required), plus a seniority day added every 3 years in the company
  • Meal tickets
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • We offer flexibility when it comes to WFH policy
  • Wellbeing at the center - we know that there is more to our lives than our jobs, therefore we make sure to tackle wellbeing aspects of our day to day lives through specialized sessions, webinars and internal programs according to our employee's input
  • In close cooperation is a value we live by, through #MomentsThatMatter: monthly hangout parties, team buildings, gamified online experiences
  • Many more to come :)

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