diff --git a/k8s/data/cluster/ddb-cluster.yaml b/k8s/data/cluster/ddb-cluster.yaml
index 28da2ff..e2c2650 100644
--- a/k8s/data/cluster/ddb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/k8s/data/cluster/ddb-cluster.yaml
@@ -27,22 +27,10 @@ spec:
         - CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgcrypto;
         - CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;
 
-  # Per-app login roles, passwords sourced from secrets (CNPG reconciles the
-  # role password to match the secret). Their databases are separate Database
-  # CRs (see authentik-database.yaml / temporal-database.yaml) owned by these
-  # roles. Replaces the old helmfile post-sync user-creation hook.
-  managed:
-    roles:
-      - name: authentik
-        ensure: present
-        login: true
-        passwordSecret:
-          name: authentik-db-role
-      - name: temporal
-        ensure: present
-        login: true
-        passwordSecret:
-          name: temporal-db-role
+  # Simple ownership model: all apps use 'app' bootstrap user.
+  # Isolation via separate database names, not separate roles.
+  # Aligns with CNPG design (single cluster, multiple databases).
+  # managed.roles removed - no per-app roles needed.
 
   # Disable superuser (security)
   enableSuperuserAccess: false
diff --git a/k8s/data/schemas/authentik-database.yaml b/k8s/data/schemas/authentik-database.yaml
index 63a3859..fb3d791 100644
--- a/k8s/data/schemas/authentik-database.yaml
+++ b/k8s/data/schemas/authentik-database.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: ddb
 spec:
   name: authentik
-  owner: authentik
+  owner: app  # All apps use shared 'app' user (CNPG design pattern)
   cluster:
     name: ddb-cluster
diff --git a/k8s/data/schemas/grant-schema-permissions-job.yaml b/k8s/data/schemas/grant-schema-permissions-job.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1813d5d..0000000
--- a/k8s/data/schemas/grant-schema-permissions-job.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-# PostSync Job to grant schema permissions after Database CRs reconcile
-# 
-# ROOT CAUSE: CNPG Database CR creates databases but doesn't grant schema
-# permissions to the specified owner role. The bootstrap database owner
-# (app) retains CREATE privilege on public schema, blocking other roles.
-#
-# SOLUTION: After Database CRs reconcile, connect as 'app' (DB owner) and
-# grant ALL on schema public to each Database's owner role.
-#
-# This runs every sync (BeforeHookCreation policy), ensuring permissions
-# survive CNPG database recreation or cluster rebuilds.
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: grant-schema-permissions
-  namespace: ddb
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Role
-metadata:
-  name: grant-schema-permissions
-  namespace: ddb
-rules:
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["secrets"]
-    verbs: ["get"]
-  - apiGroups: ["postgresql.cnpg.io"]
-    resources: ["databases"]
-    verbs: ["list", "get"]
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: RoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: grant-schema-permissions
-  namespace: ddb
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: grant-schema-permissions
-    namespace: ddb
-roleRef:
-  kind: Role
-  name: grant-schema-permissions
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
----
-apiVersion: batch/v1
-kind: Job
-metadata:
-  name: grant-schema-permissions
-  namespace: ddb
-  annotations:
-    argocd.argoproj.io/hook: PostSync
-    argocd.argoproj.io/hook-delete-policy: BeforeHookCreation
-spec:
-  backoffLimit: 5
-  template:
-    spec:
-      serviceAccountName: grant-schema-permissions
-      restartPolicy: Never
-      containers:
-      - name: grant-permissions
-        image: postgres:16-alpine
-        command:
-        - /bin/sh
-        - -c
-        - |
-          set -e
-          
-          echo "Granting schema permissions to database owners..."
-          
-          # Get app user password (owns all databases)
-          export PGPASSWORD=$(cat /app-secret/password)
-          PGHOST=ddb-cluster-rw.ddb.svc.cluster.local
-          PGUSER=app
-          
-          # Grant for authentik database
-          echo "Granting to authentik role in authentik database..."
-          psql -h "$PGHOST" -U "$PGUSER" -d authentik << 'SQL'
-          -- Database-level permission (needed for CREATE SCHEMA)
-          GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE authentik TO authentik;
-          -- Schema-level permissions
-          GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO authentik;
-          GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO authentik;
-          GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO authentik;
-          ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO authentik;
-          ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO authentik;
-          SQL
-          
-          # Grant for temporal database
-          echo "Granting to temporal role in temporal database..."
-          psql -h "$PGHOST" -U "$PGUSER" -d temporal << 'SQL'
-          -- Database-level permission
-          GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE temporal TO temporal;
-          -- Schema-level permissions
-          GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO temporal;
-          GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
-          GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
-          ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO temporal;
-          ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO temporal;
-          SQL
-          
-          # Grant for temporal_visibility database
-          echo "Granting to temporal role in temporal_visibility database..."
-          psql -h "$PGHOST" -U "$PGUSER" -d temporal_visibility << 'SQL'
-          -- Database-level permission
-          GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE temporal_visibility TO temporal;
-          -- Schema-level permissions
-          GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO temporal;
-          GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
-          GRANT ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO temporal;
-          ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO temporal;
-          ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE app IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO temporal;
-          SQL
-          
-          echo "✅ Schema permissions granted successfully"
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: app-secret
-          mountPath: /app-secret
-          readOnly: true
-      volumes:
-      - name: app-secret
-        secret:
-          secretName: ddb-cluster-app
diff --git a/k8s/data/schemas/kustomization.yaml b/k8s/data/schemas/kustomization.yaml
index d114433..415fabf 100644
--- a/k8s/data/schemas/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/k8s/data/schemas/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace: ddb
 # GitOps-managed database schemas (ArgoCD wave 6).
 # These depend on ddb-cluster existing (bootstrap wave 0).
 resources:
-  - grant-schema-permissions-job.yaml
   - authentik-database.yaml
   - temporal-database.yaml
   - temporal-visibility-database.yaml
diff --git a/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-database.yaml b/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-database.yaml
index 2559ace..10a61aa 100644
--- a/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-database.yaml
+++ b/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-database.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: ddb
 spec:
   name: temporal
-  owner: temporal
+  owner: app  # All apps use shared 'app' user (CNPG design pattern)
   cluster:
     name: ddb-cluster
diff --git a/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-visibility-database.yaml b/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-visibility-database.yaml
index 4ec95c0..f7cb6b6 100644
--- a/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-visibility-database.yaml
+++ b/k8s/data/schemas/temporal-visibility-database.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: ddb
 spec:
   name: temporal_visibility
-  owner: temporal
+  owner: app  # All apps use shared 'app' user (CNPG design pattern)
   cluster:
     name: ddb-cluster