Job Title: AWS Cloud Database Engineer
Location: San Antonio TX or Irvine CA (Hybrid)
LongTerm Contract
Main Skills: SQL DB Always On Terraform Powershell AWS and Python
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Information Technology or a related field.
- 12 years of Proven experience as a Database Engineer or similar role with a strong focus on cloud environments.
- Expertise in SQL Server Always On clusters and secondary databases (Oracle PostgreSQL) with automation skills (Python Terraform).
- Extensive knowledge of database technologies especially Postgres and familiarity with AWS cloud services.
- Proficient in using IAM EC2 RDS S3 and observability tools like Splunk and Datadog.
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience with Terraform.
- Experience working in an Agile environment.
- Excellent problemsolving abilities and strong communication skills.
- Optional: Experience with Oracle and SQL Server is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Design deploy and manage highly available and scalable database solutions on AWS platforms.
- Implement and maintain IAM policies and security measures to protect database environments.
- Utilize AWS services such as EC2 RDS and S3 to optimize database performance and ensure robust disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
- Monitor database systems with tools like Splunk and Datadog to ensure operational health and performance.
- Write and maintain scripts in Python to automate routine DB platform operations.
- Develop and apply infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using Terraform to manage cloud resources efficiently.
- Conduct performance tuning of database systems to meet the specific requirements of our applications.
- Ensure compliance with the latest industry standards and security practices.
- Manage and support PostgreSQL database technology with optional DB skills such as Oracle and SQL Server.