Dba Consultant

We're looking for an experienced Database Consultant to provide short-term, high-impact support on our products, focused on timeseries database optimisation. This is an immediate engagement to help diagnose and improve performance, while we scope our longer-term DBA needs. What You'll Do Assess and optimise our timeseries database performance. Advise, tune, and upskill our internal team. Deliver a rapid health check and optimisation plan. Implement and prioritise key performance fixes; document all changes. Provide knowledge transfer and best-practice guidance. What We're Looking For Deep experience with PostgreSQL (must-have). Timeseries database background (e.g. native PG, TimescaleDB or similar). Expertise in SQL performance tuning, indexing / partitioning, query plan analysis, and capacity planning. Bonus : exposure to Kafka-style data ingestion pipelines. Details Contract : Short-term consulting engagement (immediate start). Location : Remote South Africa – must overlap NZ / South Africa / UK time zones. Deliverables : Performance health check, optimisation plan, implementation, and knowledge transfer. If you're a hands-on database performance specialist who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you. Seniority Level Mid-Senior level Employment Type Full-time Job Function Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting #J-18808-Ljbffr