Junior / Senior Database Administrator (PostgreSQL & Cassandra)
Egyptian Banks Company
Posted: October 13, 2025
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Quick Summary
A Junior / Senior Database Administrator with experience in PostgreSQL & Cassandra DB Administration is required to design, implement, and maintain database infrastructure for high availability and disaster recovery.
Required Skills
Job Description
• Must Have hand on experience in Database clustering and replication technologies including EDB Enterprise Failover Manager (EFM) & PGD and CitusData.
• PostgreSQL & Cassandra DB Administration: Expert in installing, configuring, and maintaining PostgreSQL & Cassandra instances in production, staging, and development environments.
• Database Performance Optimization: Advanced skills in query optimization, indexing, partitioning, and caching strategies to boost database performance & Optimize database stability and performance throughout the migration lifecycle.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Skilled in setting up replication (synchronous & asynchronous), failover mechanisms, and backup strategies to ensure maximum uptime and data protection.
• Scalability & Load Balancing: Experience in implementing horizontal and vertical scaling techniques, managing large datasets, and balancing loads to improve performance.
• Database Security: Ensuring database security through access control, encryption, and regular audits to protect sensitive data and comply with industry standards.
• SQL & PL/pgSQL Development: In-depth knowledge of writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers for both transactional and analytical applications.
• Data Migration & ETL: Expertise in migrating large volumes of data across different PostgreSQL instances and performing ETL operations.
• Infrastructure: Experience in deploying and managing PostgreSQL databases on different platforms.
• DevOps & Automation: Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools like Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes for seamless PostgreSQL deployment and management.
• Execute migration of Oracle and SQL Server databases to PostgreSQL environments.
• Ensure all migration activities comply with the Change Advisory Board (CAB) process, coordinating pre-production and production releases.
• Implement and enforce the principle of least privilege across all database users and roles.
• Configure and enable Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with minimal impact on production environments.
• Conduct daily operational health checks to ensure optimal database performance.
• Provide timely business and application support to resolve database-related issues.\
• Perform patching and minor version upgrades while minimizing system downtime.
• Document all database activities, procedures, and incidents comprehensively.
• Redis database experience.
• hands on experience in Database clustering and replication technologies including EDB Enterprise Failover Manager (EFM) & PGD and CitusData.
Requirements:
• +3 Years in similar role, experienced in managing and supporting PostgreSQL (version 14 and above) on both Linux and Windows platform.
• Hands on experience in Database clustering and replication technologies including EDB Enterprise Failover Manager (EFM) & PGD and CitusData
• Database administration certifications
• Experience with MS SQL Server, and Cassandra DB.
• Proven experience as a Database Administrator with strong knowledge of database management systems (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server).
• Experience in database security and data protection measures.
• Familiarity with backup and recovery processes.