Database Reliability Engineer & Administrator

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 20, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: TCN
Location: St George, UT
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

TCN is looking for a Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to join our team in Saint George, Utah. In this role, you will be the guardian of our data layer, ensuring that TCN’s global production databases are performant, scalable, and resilient. While you will share the core DNA of a Site Reliability Engineer, your specific mission is to optimize and manage our high-traffic PostgreSQL environments and our high-performance ClickHouse analytical clusters. You will bridge the gap between application development and database operations, ensuring our data infrastructure keeps pace with our global growth.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Database Architecture & Deployment: Collaborate with developers to design schema migrations and deploy database changes that maintain high availability, and assist in the architectural design of PostgreSQL and ClickHouse clusters to ensure scaling requirements are met.
  • Performance Tuning & Optimization: Proactively monitor and tune PostgreSQL (query optimization, indexing strategies, vacuuming) and ClickHouse to ensure sub-second latency for clients.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Automate the provisioning and configuration of database clusters using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Kubernetes Operators.
  • Resilience & Failure Management: Manage high-availability (HA) solutions (e.g., Patroni, PGBouncer) and ensure robust backup/recovery strategies are tested and functional.
  • Deep Troubleshooting: Lead root-cause analysis for complex database incidents, debugging locking issues, replication lag, and resource contention in a cloud-native environment.
  • Observability: Build and maintain dashboards and alerting for database health, focusing on SLIs/SLOs related to data consistency and query performance.
  • Incident Response: Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, serving as the subject matter expert for database-related outages.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Experience: 3+ years in a Linux environment as a Database Administrator (DBA), DBRE, or SRE with a heavy focus on data systems.
  • Database Expertise: Advanced knowledge of PostgreSQL internal mechanics, replication (physical/logical), and extension management; experience managing OLAP workloads with ClickHouse.
  • Cloud & Containers: Demonstrated experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and running stateful workloads inside Kubernetes.
  • Linux Mastery: Deep understanding of the Linux OS, specifically how kernel parameters, storage I/O, and networking impact database performance.
  • Automation: Proficient in scripting (Bash, Python) and configuration management (Go is a plus).
  • Networking: Knowledge of TCP/IP, TLS encryption, and load balancing (L4/L7).
  • Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical performance issues to developers and business impact to stakeholders.

Benefits & Perks

  • Medical Insurance (HDHP with HSA)
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Competitive salary
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays (11 scheduled)
  • Weekly lunches; free drinks and snacks
  • Casual dress and flexible work environment

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