PostgreSQL Database Administrator
Job Description
Company: Zigabyte Corporation
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Workplace Type: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
Zigabyte Corporation is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator for a full-time, remote position supporting mission-critical enterprise and government client systems based in Fort Meade, MD. The role focuses on ensuring database performance, data integrity, and strict security compliance.
What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities
- Lead administration, configuration, and optimization of PostgreSQL databases across production and development environments.
- Implement database security, backup, and recovery strategies aligned with enterprise and DoD standards.
- Monitor database health and performance while troubleshooting bottlenecks, slow queries, and indexing strategies.
- Collaborate with development teams to design efficient schemas, stored procedures, and data models.
- Plan and execute database upgrades, patching cycles, and platform migrations.
- Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation.
- Implement operational automation utilizing Ansible, pgBackRest, and monitoring platforms.
- Conduct regular database health checks, capacity planning, and system tuning.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Professional database administration experience with PostgreSQL.
- Strong operational background in database backup, restore, and disaster recovery using tools like pgBackRest.
- Proficiency in PostgreSQL performance monitoring, query analysis, and indexing techniques.
- Familiarity with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible.
- Solid understanding of database security standards and enterprise best practices.
