PostgreSQL Developer

Immediate need for a talented PostgreSQL Developer . This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Plano, TX (Hybrid) . Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:26-31962

Pay Range: $55 - $58/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain PostgreSQL databases, schemas, tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, functions, and triggers
• Plan and execute database migrations from legacy relational database platforms to PostgreSQL
• Assess source and target database environments and identify migration risks, dependencies, and compatibility issues
• Convert and optimize database objects, queries, and data models during migration efforts
• Perform data transformation, validation, reconciliation, and post-migration testing
• Tune PostgreSQL performance through indexing, query optimization, execution plan analysis, and database configuration
• Support backup, restore, replication, and high availability strategies
• Troubleshoot database performance issues, migration defects, and production incidents
• Collaborate with application developers, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to support platform modernization
• Build and support cloud-based database and application workloads
• Implement and support infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation
• Work with cloud networking, monitoring, access control, and security best practices
• Support production systems and participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Document technical designs, migration plans, operating procedures, and support processes

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL development and administration
• Cloud engineering experience supporting workloads in AWS
• Proven experience leading or supporting database migration projects
• Proficiency in SQL , database design, normalization, and relational data modeling
• Experience with stored procedures, functions, views, triggers, and indexes
• Strong understanding of query optimization, performance tuning, and execution plans
• Experience with ETL, data transformation, and data validation
• Knowledge of backup, restore, replication, and high availability concepts
• Familiarity with transactions, locking, isolation levels, and concurrency control
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in database and cloud environments
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills
• Experience migrating from Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL , or other RDBMS platforms to PostgreSQL
• Experience with PostgreSQL extensions and advanced features
• Experience with large-scale, business-critical, or enterprise migration projects
• Experience supporting cloud-native architectures and modern DevOps practices

Our client is a leading IT Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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