PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Location: Onsite at the Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, Illinois, with a planned relocation to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago in early 2027

Salary: $110,000–$130,000 annually, plus eligibility for a 10% bonus

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company serving commercial and government customers through operations across more than 20 countries.

What you will do

• Install, configure, upgrade, clone, maintain, and monitor PostgreSQL environments across production, staging, and development.
• Manage database objects, maintenance, storage optimization, indexing, configuration, and query execution plans.
• Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks involving SQL, CPU, memory, storage, and network resources.
• Develop and test backup, restore, disaster recovery, and incident recovery procedures.
• Implement database security standards, cloud-native monitoring, automation, and cost optimization on Azure Database for PostgreSQL and AWS RDS for PostgreSQL.
• Support development, infrastructure, cloud, security, and vendor teams with database design, reliability, operations, and bug fixes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in PostgreSQL database administration and related database technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Advanced PostgreSQL administration knowledge across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Strong, recent database administration technical skills and knowledge of infrastructure management, control, and monitoring best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, organization, prioritization, multitasking, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical issues using simple, clear, and precise language.
• Technical writing skills for database management documentation and procedures.

Nice to have

• Experience migrating Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL and on-premises environments to Azure.
• Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and AWS RDS for PostgreSQL.
• Credentials demonstrating database administration capability.
• Experience reviewing software and hardware needs, training users, troubleshooting database errors and slowness, and working with RHEL and Windows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, exempt position at an onsite corporate headquarters.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer match, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.