PostgreSQL Developer / Cloud Engineer – Database Platforms – Plano, TX

PostgreSQL Developer / Cloud Engineer – Database Platforms Location: Plano, TX Employment Type: Contract – Corp-to-Corp (C2C) Pay Rate: $50 – $55 per hour (C2C) Experience: 10+ years in PostgreSQL development / database engineering Focus Areas: PostgreSQL, Database Migration, Performance Tuning, AWS / Azure, IaC, CI/CD About the Role Dhaka Technologies is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL Developer / Cloud Engineer with 10+ years of professional experience to support database development, migration, optimization, and cloud platform engineering initiatives for a client in Plano, Texas. The ideal candidate brings strong PostgreSQL expertise, hands-on experience migrating legacy relational databases to PostgreSQL, and solid cloud engineering experience across modern infrastructure and deployment environments on AWS and Azure.

Key Responsibilities

PostgreSQL Development

• Design, develop, and maintain PostgreSQL databases, schemas, tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.

Database Migration

• 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.

Performance, Reliability & Support

• 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.
• Support production systems and participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis.

Cloud Platform Engineering

• 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.
• Collaborate with application developers, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to support platform modernization.
• Document technical designs, migration plans, operating procedures, and support processes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in PostgreSQL development, database engineering, or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL development and administration.
• 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.
• Cloud engineering experience supporting workloads in AWS and Azure.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of cloud security, networking, monitoring, and scaling practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in database and cloud environments.
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Key Skills PostgreSQL Developer, Postgres, PostgreSQL DBA, Database Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Database Migration, Oracle to PostgreSQL, SQL Server to PostgreSQL, MySQL, PL/pgSQL, Stored Procedures, Query Optimization, Performance Tuning, Execution Plans, Indexing, Replication, High Availability, Backup and Restore, ETL, Data Validation, AWS, Amazon RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Azure, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud Security, Monitoring, Plano TX, Dallas How to Apply Submit your updated resume through the Dhaka Technologies Careers page. Please include your current location, availability, C2C employer details, and a short summary of the PostgreSQL migration projects you have delivered. Dhaka Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.