Job description
PostgreSQL DBA
About GuROO:
At GuROO our mission is to deliver Enterprise Network Engineering, Enterprise IT, Program Management, and Project Management support to large commercial corporations, government agencies, and government-contracted agencies within the Washington, DC metropolitan area and beyond. We have an innovative approach to helping our customers discover, evaluate, implement, and manage advanced technology projects to enhance our clients needs.
Candidates are expected to have a strong work ethic and possess the ability to work as a critical member of a team in pursuit of mission objectives and in the support of our customers. We value candidates who are detail-oriented while also being able to think and react quickly to emerging and unique problem sets. To be successful in this role, you'll be able to rapidly adapt and learn how to operate the front and back end of new products and processes.
Responsibilities & Duties include, but are not limited to:
- We are seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator with 10+ years of hands‑on database administration experience, including at least 5 years of recent, deep expertise in PostgreSQL. This role is responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, scalability, and security of our PostgreSQL database environments.
What you’ll need to succeed:
- Active Top Secret with current or previously held SCI access.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred; relevant experience may substitute.
- Certification meeting DoD 8140 (e.g., Security+, GSEC, or higher).
- 5+ years of experience as a database administrator or engineer with a primary focus on PostgreSQL.
- Experience designing, implementing, managing, and tuning PostgreSQL databases in enterprise environments.
- Experience owning high availability and disaster recovery configurations for PostgreSQL environments.
- Experience enforcing database security controls, including encryption, key management, and compliance-aligned auditing.
- Ability to own core PostgreSQL responsibilities on day one and ramp quickly on program-specific tooling in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.
- Perform database performance tuning, backups, replication, and recovery.
- Enforce access controls, auditing, governance, and retention policies.
- Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and permissions.
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and support containerized database and application operations.
- Administer CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting database and application delivery.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborative delivery activities.
- Support production operations with urgency and operational discipline.
- Communicate technical risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong customer trust through technical expertise, responsiveness, and reliability
- Preferred:
- Masters Degree
- Experience with SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure SQL, Amazon RDS)
- Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure DBA Associate or Data ManagementAnalytics
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $250,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- DBA: 10 years (Required)
- PostgreSQL: 5 years (Required)
License/Certification:
Security clearance:
Ability to Commute:
- Washington, DC (Required)
Work Location: In person
