May 12, 2026

Senior Consultant, Professional Services and Solutions Architecture

EDB Des Moines, Iowa

A Little About Us

EDB is at the forefront of providing a cutting-edge data and AI platform that empowers organizations to exploit the full potential of Postgres. Our focus is on enabling businesses to manage risks, control costs, and efficiently scale their operations for a data-driven world. With over 1,500 customers around the globe, we are a vital contributor to the thriving PostgreSQL community, serving key sectors including government organizations, financial services, media, and IT. Our data solutions modernize legacy systems and dissolve data silos while harnessing the power of enterprise-grade open source technologies. EDB ensures high availability of up to 99.999%, incorporating mission-critical features such as security, compliance controls, and observability.

The Senior Solutions Architect plays a critical role in our customer success. This position entails focusing on integrating the EDB Postgres Platform and other essential tools within the PostgreSQL ecosystem into customers' enterprise infrastructures, creating robust and reliable solutions while providing technical expertise and leadership to both customers and colleagues.

Your Leadership Focus Areas Will Include:

In-depth knowledge of PostgreSQL replication techniques

PostgreSQL configuration and performance optimization

Security and Authentication practices, including Kerberos, Active Directory, or LDAP

High Availability, Backup, Recovery, and Storage Management in PostgreSQL

Configuration Management Tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

Cloud solutions (public and private) such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift

Your Impact Will Include:

Collaborating with customers to help them recognize the value of EDB's open source-based database platform

Creating, articulating, and documenting an array of reference architectures that demonstrate the versatility of the EDB Postgres Platform across OLTP and OLAP applications in various deployment scenarios

Supporting EDB's field teams (sales engineers and account executives) in complex technical and architectural challenges

Collaborating with EDB partners to develop reference architectures that showcase EDB Postgres in conjunction with partner capabilities

Mentoring junior team members, facilitating their technical skill development

Publishing blogs, white papers, and contributions to conferences

Working with Product Development and Management to enhance EDB Postgres Platform capabilities

Partnering with Product Marketing to showcase the features of the EDB Product Platform and create technical marketing materials

Your Qualifications:

A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in developing and deploying complex solutions in business settings

Ability to translate customer needs into actionable technical requirements

Hands-on experience with advanced deployment models (containers, virtual machines, hypervisors, Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, etc.)

Extensive practical experience with PostgreSQL

Prior background in a consulting or professional services environment

Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

Willingness to travel domestically up to 20%

What Will Set You Apart:

Strong understanding of vector databases

Experience with major public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Proficiency in additional languages

EDB values the well-being of our employees and offers a range of resources to promote a healthy work-life balance. We provide access to wellness aids and practice initiatives, including Wellness Fridays until December 2026! Visit our career site to learn about our benefits and reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for region-specific inquiries.

We appreciate that it takes a unique blend of skills and talents to fulfill our mission to enhance Postgres, and we welcome applicants who may not meet all listed qualifications. We encourage you to apply!

EDB is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to cultivating an inclusive environment for all employees. Building trust and respecting one another is paramount to our culture, and these values are central to our integrity.

Please note that EDB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies and is not responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited applications.

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