Senior/Expert in Cluster/HA Management
Location:
United Kingdom
Salary:
Competitive
Job Type:
Contract
Date Posted:
about 5 hours ago
Expiry Date:
01/11/2025
Job Ref:
BH-123230
Start Date:
17/09/2025
Contact:
Luke Roberts
Contact Email:
luke.roberts@xcede.com
Specialism:
DevOpsUX and UIEngland
Senior/Expert HA/Clustering Engineer (PostgreSQL + Pacemaker) Contract: 2 weeks (likely extension)
Location: Onsite (details on request)
Start: Immediate
We are seeking an experienced HA/Clustering Engineer to support the implementation of a high availability PostgreSQL cluster using Pacemaker on RHEL9/Linux environments. This is a short-term contract opportunity for a senior specialist who can provide hands-on expertise and guide project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Onsite (details on request)
Start: Immediate
We are seeking an experienced HA/Clustering Engineer to support the implementation of a high availability PostgreSQL cluster using Pacemaker on RHEL9/Linux environments. This is a short-term contract opportunity for a senior specialist who can provide hands-on expertise and guide project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, configure, and support high availability clustering with Pacemaker and PostgreSQL.
- Manage hot standby promotion using OCF and asynchronous WAL replication to multiple replicas.
- Implement fencing (IPMI/virsh) in VM-based (non-container) environments.
- Configure and support RabbitMQ with HA queues (or similar message queue systems).
- Troubleshoot, optimise, and ensure reliable failover and recovery processes.
- Deep expertise in RHEL9/Linux environments.
- Proven track record in PostgreSQL HA & replication.
- Strong hands-on experience with Pacemaker clustering and resource management.
- Knowledge of fencing mechanisms (IPMI/virsh).
- Familiarity with RabbitMQ HA queues or equivalent.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Available for immediate start.
- Competitive daily rate.
- Immediate engagement on a high-impact project.
- Opportunity to shape HA design and provide technical leadership.
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Luke Roberts
Specialisms: End-User Computing, Cloud