Senior Database Administrator

Company:MMC Corporate

Description:

Sr Database Administrator

We are seeking a Sr Database Administrator to join our Applications Development team at MMC. This role will be based in Mexico City. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.  

We will count on you to:

• Manage, optimize, and ensure the high availability of PostgreSQL databases hosted on Linux and Azure’s cloud platform.
• Lead complex database projects, including database migrations, performance tuning, and high-availability configurations.
• Implement advanced PostgreSQL features (e.g., partitioning, indexing strategies, advanced query tuning, and replication) to optimize database performance at scale.
• Oversee the configuration and management of Azure-specific PostgreSQL offerings such as Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server and Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server.
• Configure and maintain high-availability solutions for PostgreSQL (e.g., Azure Availability Zones, synchronous replication, failover strategies) using the Azure Resource Manager templates and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL extensions (e.g., PostGIS, pg_partman, pg_stat_statements), their deployment in a cloud environment using the CI/CD pipelines and how to leverage them in production environments.

What you need to have:

• Experienced Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer with extensive expertise in PostgreSQL and Azure or AWS
• 2+ years of database experience with Postgres in Cloud
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• Sound knowledge of Relational DBMS (Database Management Systems)
• Talented in Database and cloud computing design, architectures, and data lakes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

What makes you stand out:

• Advanced experience with PostgreSQL internals and performance tuning, including query execution plans, auto vacuum settings, and complex transaction management.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.