Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer

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Requisitos

• The ideal candidate brings strong technical leadership, excels in performance tuning and automation, and enjoys mentoring junior team members while driving best‑in‑class database reliability and security
• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or 4+ additional years of relevant experience
• 5+ years of related experience in database administration within the PostgreSQL database platform, or relevant database platforms
• Database Expertise: Advanced experience with PostgreSQL installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and daily administration
• Oracle experience is highly valued and considered a strong differentiator
• Performance & Monitoring Proven background in performance tuning, optimization, and proactive monitoring using industry-standard tools
• Automation & DevOps Experience supporting automation efforts using Infrastructure as Code methodologies
• Strong scripting abilities: Bash and experience in Python, Perl, or other scripting languages
• Hands-on experience with configuration management platforms such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• High Availability & Recovery Expertise in architecting and managing high availability, replication, and backup/recovery solutions
• Operating Systems Proficiency with Linux/Unix environments

Responsabilidades

• This position is available to be filled at any Huntington Corporate office location Duties and Responsibilities: Lead and participate in complex database initiatives including upgrades, migrations, architecture planning, and environment standardization
• Establish and maintain database configuration standards, security controls, and best practices
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior DBA team members
• Deliver advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution for high-impact production issues
• Assist in developing a Tier I PostgreSQL support offering for broader organizational use
• Implement and manage PostgreSQL-specific controls such as: Continuous database restore validation Baseline drift detection Vulnerability identification and remediation Contribute effectively as a collaborative team member in a fast-paced environment
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical systems
• Produce clear, thorough, and professional documentation
• Keeps current and emerging technologies, how they integrate and drive value for Huntington
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Lead and participate in complex database initiatives including upgrades, migrations, architecture planning, and environment standardization
• Establish and maintain database configuration standards, security controls, and best practices
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior DBA team members
• Deliver advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution for high-impact production issues
• Assist in developing a Tier I PostgreSQL support offering for broader organizational use
• Implement and manage PostgreSQL-specific controls such as: Continuous database restore validation Baseline drift detection Vulnerability identification and remediation
• Contribute effectively as a collaborative team member in a fast-paced environment
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical systems
• Produce clear, thorough, and professional documentation
• Keeps current and emerging technologies, how they integrate and drive value for Huntington
• Performs other duties as assigned