Database Admin Expert
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SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationUSA - IL (Remote)
Work moderemote · United States
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience7+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 27, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live12h ago
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10+ years of database administration experience (Expert level)
8+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience supporting mission-critical production environments (Expert level)
Strong Linux administration experience; RHEL or comparable enterprise Linux distribution preferred
Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, internals, configuration, security, maintenance, and performance tuning
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL streaming replication, high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, point-in-time recovery, WAL management, and capacity planning
Strong SQL, execution-plan analysis, indexing, and query-optimization skills
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database, operating system, storage, and connectivity issues in production environments
Experience planning and executing database upgrades, migrations, patching, and production changes
Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders and work effectively across organizational boundaries
7+ years of database administration experience (Lead level)
7+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience supporting mission-critical production environments (Lead level)
Experience with Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL or Percona-supported PostgreSQL environments
Hands-on experience with Patroni, etcd, HAProxy, Keepalived, pgBackRest, and PostgreSQL-native monitoring and diagnostic tools
Experience with cloud database and infrastructure platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform
Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or Percona Monitoring and Management
Experience with automation and delivery tools such as Ansible, Terraform, GitHub, GitLab, or CI/CD pipelines
Exposure to other database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, or Neo4j
Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring team members, and influencing platform standards
Skills
PostgreSQL
Linux
RHEL
Patroni
etcd
HAProxy
Keepalived
pgBackRest
WAL
SQL
Ansible
Terraform
GitHub
GitLab
Oracle
SQL Server
MySQL
MongoDB
Neo4j
Datadog
Prometheus
Grafana
Percona Monitoring and Management
Azure
AWS
Google Cloud Platform
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code
About the company
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join the Database Engineering team and help build, operate, and modernize our enterprise PostgreSQL platform. This role will be responsible for the design, implementation, automation, security, performance, high availability, backup and recovery, and operational support of PostgreSQL environments across on-premises and cloud platforms.
The ideal candidate will have deep PostgreSQL expertise, strong Linux administration skills, hands-on experience with high availability and disaster recovery technologies, and the ability to partner effectively with application, infrastructure, security, SRE, and cloud engineering teams.
Lead to Expert level is considered, Expert level is desired.
Key Responsibilities
PostgreSQL Platform Engineering
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Design, build, deploy, administer, and support enterprise PostgreSQL environments across production and non-production landscapes.
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Lead PostgreSQL installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management activities.
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Define and maintain PostgreSQL engineering standards, reference architectures, build procedures, operational controls, and best practices.
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Participate in architecture reviews and advise application teams on database design, scalability, resilience, and operational readiness.
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
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Design and support PostgreSQL high-availability solutions using technologies such as Patroni, etcd, HAProxy, Keepalived, and streaming replication.
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Implement and maintain disaster-recovery strategies across multiple sites or regions.
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Plan and execute failover, switchover, recovery, and resiliency tests.
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Work with stakeholders to define, validate, and maintain recovery time and recovery point objectives.
Backup and Recovery
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Design, implement, and operate enterprise PostgreSQL backup and recovery solutions.
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Administer pgBackRest, WAL archiving, point-in-time recovery, retention, and recovery validation processes.
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Conduct regular restore testing and support disaster-recovery exercises to verify recoverability.
Performance and Reliability
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Monitor database availability, capacity, health, and performance.
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Analyze and optimize SQL queries, indexes, execution plans, database configurations, and workloads.
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Troubleshoot complex production incidents, lead root-cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.
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Drive database reliability, observability, capacity planning, and operational excellence initiatives.
Security and Compliance
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Implement database security controls, access-management standards, and least-privilege practices.
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Manage roles, privileges, authentication, encryption, auditing, and credential-management integrations.
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Support compliance reviews, vulnerability remediation, security assessments, and evidence requests.
Automation and DevOps
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Develop automation for database provisioning, configuration, deployment, patching, validation, and routine operations.
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Use Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, source control, and CI/CD practices to improve consistency and repeatability.
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Partner with engineering teams to expand safe self-service capabilities and reduce manual operational effort.
Platform Operations and Technical Leadership
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Provide support for mission-critical production and non-production PostgreSQL environments.
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Participate in on-call rotations, major incident response, change management, and problem management.
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Create and maintain runbooks, troubleshooting guides, standards, and operational documentation.
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Mentor engineers, review technical solutions, and provide technical leadership for PostgreSQL initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Lead Level
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7+ years of database administration experience. (preferred)
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7+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience supporting mission-critical production environments. (highly desired)
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Plus the Technical Skills listed below.
Expert Level
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10+ years of database administration experience.
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8+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
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Plus the below Technical skills listed below
Technical Skills
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Strong Linux administration experience; RHEL or a comparable enterprise Linux distribution is preferred.
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Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, internals, configuration, security, maintenance, and performance tuning.
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Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL streaming replication, high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, point-in-time recovery, WAL management, and capacity planning.
•
Strong SQL, execution-plan analysis, indexing, and query-optimization skills.
•
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database, operating system, storage, and connectivity issues in production environments.
•
Experience planning and executing database upgrades, migrations, patching, and production changes.
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Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders and work effectively across organizational boundaries.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL or Percona-supported PostgreSQL environments.
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Hands-on experience with Patroni, etcd, HAProxy, Keepalived, pgBackRest, and PostgreSQL-native monitoring and diagnostic tools.
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Experience with cloud database and infrastructure platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform.
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Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or Percona Monitoring and Management.
•
Experience with automation and delivery tools such as Ansible, Terraform, GitHub, GitLab, or CI/CD pipelines.
•
Exposure to other database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, or Neo4j.
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Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring team members, and influencing platform standards.