PostgreSQL Database Architect

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Selby Jennings Full time
Database Engineer - PostgreSQL Expert

We are seeking an experienced Database Engineer with a strong background in PostgreSQL and open-source technologies to join our team at Selby Jennings. This role will place you within our database platform team to design, implement, and maintain critical database infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will bring robust expertise in PostgreSQL, security management, and performance tuning, with experience across on-premise and cloud environments (AWS). They will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing database solutions focused primarily on PostgreSQL, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across various platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement database solutions using PostgreSQL, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
  • Manage and monitor database performance, resolving issues to ensure seamless operations and scalability.
  • Perform routine maintenance tasks, including backups, restores, and disaster recovery processes.
  • Implement database security measures, including encryption, access controls, and monitoring.
  • Collaborate with development and business teams to optimize database schemas, queries, and indexing to improve performance and scalability.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of production experience managing PostgreSQL databases, with a focus on high availability, performance tuning, and optimization.
  • Experience using open-source tools for database management and monitoring (e.g., pgAdmin, pgBackRest, Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Strong experience with AWS databases such as RDS and Aurora, with knowledge of cloud architecture.
  • Familiarity with SQL Server or other RDBMS platforms (e.g., MySQL, Oracle) is advantageous.
  • Experience in Linux-based environments for database management.
  • Solid understanding of security best practices and tools for encryption, database security, and permissions management.

Desirable:

  • Experience with containerized environments like Docker and Kubernetes for database deployments.
  • Familiarity with multi-database environments, including SQL Server, DynamoDB, MongoDB, or Snowflake.
  • Previous experience in the financial services sector, particularly with hedge funds or investment banks.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Database Engineer/DBA with a strong background in PostgreSQL and open-source tools to work in a dynamic, high-stakes environment.



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