[Remote] Postgres DBA-US Contractor

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Datavail is a leading provider of data management and cloud services, seeking a highly skilled PostgreSQL DBA to join their Global PostgreSQL Practice. The role involves ensuring the reliability of production databases, advising customers on cloud best practices, and supporting the operation and maintenance of data systems. Responsibilities • Ensuring the uptime and reliability of Production databases • Designing and implementing high availability systems with streaming and logical replication • Managing the automation of backups and recovery • Assisting with Disaster Recovery planning and implementation • Learning about the broader Postgres ecosystem, including extensions, add-on products, and open-source projects that contribute to the functioning and management of the core database • Reacting to metrics and alerts around performance and capacity; and improving these alerts over time to provide better value and actionability • Operating in Cloud environments, and recommending the appropriate cloud-native tools for unique situations • Supporting application developers and working with customer engineering teams to provide meaningful, measurable results • Improving internal documentation, runbooks, and other resources to train the wider team on best practices and new techniques Skills • At least 8 years of professional experience • 4 or more years supporting databases, particularly Postgres, in a developer or operations role • 4 or more years of hands-on experience working in a major cloud offering, with AWS or Azure preferred • Comfort and experience using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira to track and plan work, and communicate progress • Previous customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect or other consulting role strongly considered • Must possess strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills; with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide audience • Experience with PostgreSQL databases whether on-premise or in the cloud, self-hosted, AWS RDS or Aurora Postgres, Azure Flexible Server, or other managed offering • Proven expertise troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving technical issues • Understanding of data architecture, relational database concepts, logical and physical database design • Ability to quickly size-up a technical situation and formulate a plan to manage Production facing resources • Skill reading and writing SQL queries, profiling and analyzing query plans, and supporting database users and developers • Good working knowledge of Linux Operating Systems, shell scripting, and package management in one or more of the major distribution families • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tooling such as Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, or Chef Benefits • Your Certifications would be on us. • Future Opportunity for permanent deputation on H1B to work in US. • Leverage the DV Training program to upscale the technical skills. Company Overview • Datavail is a managed services company providing remote database management facilities for businesses. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Datavail has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 22 in 2025, 18 in 2024, 19 in 2023, 20 in 2022, 15 in 2021, 18 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job Apply tot his job