Senior postgreSQL DBA

Posted 04 July 2025
SalaryExcellent Daily rate
LocationWellington
Job type Contract
SpecialisationDatabase & Development Administration
ReferenceBH-2469

Job description

Senior postgreSQL DBA

Our market leading client is needing a senior DBA to work on a new modern banking platform. Someone who can come into a mid-flight platform build and own the DBA aspects of this proiject. The development of the new platform is almost done – but this expert will focus on getting the Database to target state for go live. Including Performance tuning, operational readiness and making a production scale Database.

Have you got 5+ Years' experience as a DBA designing, developing and managing production scale databases? Then check this out. 

What we are looking for:

•Knowledge and in-depth experience with PostgreSQL (preferably on AWS Aurora)
•Experience with Implementing, Scripting and automation tools to streamline DBA tasks
•Security measures to protect the database from unauthorized access and data breaches
•Robust backup and recovery procedures, ensuring data integrity and availability. 
•Tools to monitor database performance, identify potential issues, and set up alerts
•Database Upgrades and management in the Cloud (preferably AWS)
•DevOps CI/CD toolsets (Jenkins, Terraform, CloudFormation)

Excellent daily rate on offer with an initial term of 6 months 

 

Kia ora, Comspek and our clients fully support and encourage diverse hiring and inclusive recruitment processes. Don’t meet every single requirement of this job description? That’s ok - You do not need to tick every box or have expertise in the full JD. Comspek is dedicated to building diverse, inclusive and authentic workplaces based on different clients’ needs. So, if you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.