Senior Data Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

Location: Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines; remote role targeting candidates willing to work US EST hours.

Company

hirify.global provides digital healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, medical education, recruitment, and market research solutions through global digital platforms.

What you will do

• Manage and optimize PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle databases for performance, security, and availability.
• Design and maintain database schemas, indexes, and partitions for scalable and efficient data solutions.
• Monitor databases and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Implement access control, encryption, auditing, data governance, and security standards.
• Translate business requirements into data engineering tasks, prioritize work, and participate in daily standups.
• Support Power BI and data solutions, mentor team members, and drive data management and reporting best practices.

Requirements

• Strong PostgreSQL database administration expertise, including performance tuning, security, and backup/recovery.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle database management.
• Strong communication, leadership, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience with modern AI models and developer tooling for software delivery and database operations.
• Experience applying AI to performance tuning, reliability validation, migration planning, testing, and runbook automation.
• Ability and willingness to work US EST hours; resume must be submitted in English.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.
• Work within a global healthcare and market research organization serving respondents in more than 70 countries.
• Opportunity to improve delivery speed, system stability, and operational efficiency through secure, auditable automation.
• Collaboration with technical, non-technical, and cross-functional stakeholders.