Senior Database Administrator (PostgreSQL, AWS, Agile)

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Compelling Pay and Incentives
• Well-being & Work-life Balance
• Professional Development and Recognition

Job description

Founded in 2016, Katalon is the category leader in AI-augmented software testing, empowering hybrid testers—those blending manual, automation, and AI skills—to deliver exceptional digital experiences. Katalon enables software teams of any size to deliver world-class customer experiences faster, easier, and more efficiently.

Since its first launch, Katalon has experienced tremendous growth, serving more than 30,000 teams across 80+ countries, many of which are in the Fortune Global 500. Katalon has been named a G2 Leader in software testing for 11 consecutive quarters and a Great Place to Work for three consecutive years.

About the role

As a Senior Database Engineer, you will own the database platform from architecture through operations, enabling product teams to build reliable, data-intensive applications and AI-powered capabilities. This role is ideal for engineers who are passionate about cloud-native infrastructure, database performance, automation, and modern data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Katalon's database platform with a focus on scalability, availability, security, and performance.
• Architect, provision, and manage PostgreSQL databases on AWS Aurora for mission-critical production systems.
• Build and maintain reusable database platform capabilities, including provisioning, backup & recovery, monitoring, observability, disaster recovery, and self-service tooling.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption to automate database provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Optimize database performance through schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, partitioning, replication, and capacity planning.
• Implement and maintain PostgreSQL Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), managing roles, grants, schema privileges, and least-privilege access across production and multi-tenant environments.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers and Platform teams to design scalable and reliable data architectures for SaaS products.
• Establish database standards, governance, security policies, backup strategies, and operational best practices across engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term improvements to platform reliability.
• Lead database upgrades, migrations, and platform modernization initiatives with minimal service disruption.

Your skills and experience

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Database Engineering, Database Administration, Platform Engineering, or Backend Engineering with strong database expertise.
• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including replication, performance tuning, indexing, backup & recovery, partitioning, and high availability.
• Experience managing cloud-native database services, preferably AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to optimize complex, high-volume production workloads.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation to provision and manage database infrastructure.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), including managing roles, grants, schema privileges, and applying least-privilege principles across production and multi-tenant environments.
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience working in modern CI/CD, DevOps, and Platform Engineering environments.
• Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting, and system design skills.
• Good English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience building automation tools and operational scripts using Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with PostgreSQL extensions such as pgvector, PostGIS, or TimescaleDB.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized environments.
• Experience with data warehousing technologies such as Amazon Redshift.
• AWS, PostgreSQL, Terraform, or Kubernetes certifications.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.

Why you'll love working here

At Katalon, we bring together self-starting, open-minded, and talented people while actively promoting a transparent and growth-enabling working environment. But don’t just take our word for it. Take a better look below!

• Total Remuneration: Satisfying your financial goals through competitive compensation and periodic performance bonuses.
• Well-being & Work-life Balance: Staying healthy through comprehensive health plans and generous paid leaves.
• Statutory Compliance: Labor compliance with local regulations that ensure employee security.
• Work Facilities & Accommodation: Top-notch equipment, supportive allowances, and A-class facilities.
• Diversity, Equity, Engagement, & Inclusion: Becoming part of a global team that celebrates differences, equal opportunity, and meaningful employee recognition.
• Growth & Rewards: Thriving professionally through employee enablement, a culture of trust, and rewarding performance.

Katalon is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We care about our people and celebrate our differences. We want to work with talented, collaborative, and innovative people. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other characteristics protected by law.