Architect (ATC)
Role purpose
Lead the PostgreSQL database capability across GCP and hybrid environments,
combining hands on technical leadership with people management. You will be
accountable for secure, resilient, high-performing database services, and for building a
high performing team that partners effectively with engineering, SRE, security, and
architecture.
Experience required (minimum)
10+ years in database engineering/administration, with 5+ years managing
PostgreSQL in production at scale.
3+ years in a lead role with people management responsibilities (e.g., hiring,
performance management, coaching, objective setting).
Proven ownership of 24x7 production operations: incident leadership, problem
management, RCA, and service improvement.
Demonstrable delivery of high availability and disaster recovery for
PostgreSQL (tested failover, backup/restore validation, defined RPO/RTO).
Strong track record partnering with application teams on schema design,
performance tuning, and release readiness.
Experience driving automation and standardisation (Infrastructure as Code,
CI/CD, repeatable build patterns).
GCP cloud experience (required)
Hands on experience running PostgreSQL on Google Cloud Platform, including
one or more of:
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL (preferred)
Compute Engine hosted PostgreSQL (where applicable)
Containerised patterns on GKE (where appropriate)
Practical experience with GCP operational controls and services, such as:
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Role purpose
Lead the PostgreSQL database capability across GCP and hybrid environments,
combining hands on technical leadership with people management. You will be
accountable for secure, resilient, high-performing database services, and for building a
high performing team that partners effectively with engineering, SRE, security, and
architecture.
Experience required (minimum)
10+ years in database engineering/administration, with 5+ years managing
PostgreSQL in production at scale.
3+ years in a lead role with people management responsibilities (e.g., hiring,
performance management, coaching, objective setting).
Proven ownership of 24x7 production operations: incident leadership, problem
management, RCA, and service improvement.
Demonstrable delivery of high availability and disaster recovery for
PostgreSQL (tested failover, backup/restore validation, defined RPO/RTO).
Strong track record partnering with application teams on schema design,
performance tuning, and release readiness.
Experience driving automation and standardisation (Infrastructure as Code,
CI/CD, repeatable build patterns).
GCP cloud experience (required)
Hands on experience running PostgreSQL on Google Cloud Platform, including
one or more of:
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL (preferred)
Compute Engine hosted PostgreSQL (where applicable)
Containerised patterns on GKE (where appropriate)
Practical experience with GCP operational controls and services, such as:
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