Software Architecture, Advisor

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About the role:

We are seeking a Software Advisor with advanced PostgreSQL expertise to design and govern highly scalable resilient and high-performing data-driven systems. This role bridges complex business logic with deep database engine capabilities with a focus on advanced database clustering high availability (HA) query optimization and multi-terabyte data scalability. PostgreSQL database architecture performance tuning high availability and disaster recovery planning cloud database administration (Azure PostgreSQL) database security schema design and governance automation and supporting scalable enterprise applications.

What youll do:

• Translate business requirements into scalable logical and physical database models using advanced PostgreSQL capabilities including JSONB arrays and composite types.
• Diagnose database bottlenecks interpret EXPLAIN ANALYZE output and optimize complex queries indexing strategies and partitioning approaches.
• Design resilient database architectures using connection pooling read replicas horizontal harding and effective failover strategies.
• Define and enforce data standards schema versioning practices migration protocols and ORM integration patterns across teams.
• Implement secure access row-level security encryption and compliance-aligned controls for sensitive data.

Experience youll need to have:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical.
• 6 years of progressive software development experience & advanced PostgreSQL architecture.
• 5 of PostgreSQL internals including MVCC WAL vacuuming strategies replication indexing and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing PostgreSQL in cloud environments such as Azure AWS RDS or Cloud SQL.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines infrastructure as code automated deployments observability and operational best practices for reliable database and application delivery.
• Strong understanding of microservice data ownership event-driven architecture API design and distributed system patterns.
• 1 years of experience working at Fiserv as a contractor or employee.

Experience that would be great to have:

• Experience mentoring backend and database engineers review architectural decisions and provide guidance on critical design and implementation choices.
• Experience partnering with product DevOps security and engineering teams to balance delivery priorities with long-term architectural scalability.

How youll work:

• Fiserv emphasizes in-person collaboration to help you grow your career while shaping the future of fintech; this role is on-site Monday through Friday.
• This role requires use of a computer and audio equipment.

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