Hiring for DataBase Engineer/DBA Architect
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PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Cloud SQL & GCP)
Experience: 6+ years of PostgreSQL database administration and engineering experience, including hands-on expertise with Google Cloud SQL. Experience supporting high-volume transactional applications on GCP is required. Healthcare data management and PHI compliance experience is preferred.
Key Skills
- PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL
- SQL Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
- High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), PITR
- Database Security, Row-Level Security (RLS)
- Connection Pooling & Capacity Planning
- Monitoring, Auditing & Performance Management
- Cloud-Native Database Operations on GCP
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and row-level security policies.
- Manage Cloud SQL environments, including high availability, backups, point-in-time recovery, connection pooling, and database maintenance.
- Optimize database performance through SQL tuning, index optimization, and workload management for transactional and reporting applications.
- Implement database monitoring, capacity planning, security hardening, access reviews, and compliance controls.
- Support application releases, schema versioning, incident management, recovery testing, and production troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with development, architecture, and DevOps teams to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing database services.
- Provide database interfaces and support for platform integrations while ensuring data integrity and operational excellence.
Preferred Skills
- Healthcare data management, PHI/HIPAA compliance
- Large-scale workflow and reporting platforms
- Cloud-native database architectures
- Kubernetes and microservices environments
- Advanced database security and governance practices
Requirements
- PostgreSQL, Google Cloud SQL
- SQL Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
- High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), PITR
- Database Security, Row-Level Security (RLS)
- Connection Pooling & Capacity Planning
- Monitoring, Auditing & Performance Management
- Cloud-Native Database Operations on GCP
- Healthcare data management, PHI/HIPAA compliance
- Large-scale workflow and reporting platforms
- Cloud-native database architectures
- Kubernetes and microservices environments
- Advanced database security and governance practices
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