Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Database Administrator (AWS) to lead the design, implementation, and management of our cloud database infrastructure. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the performance, scalability, and security of our AWS-hosted databases while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support business growth and modernization efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage AWS RDS instances across multiple database engines (PostgreSQL, Aurora) at scale.

• Optimize database performance and troubleshoot complex performance issues.

• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.

• Ensure database security and compliance with industry standards (encryption, access control).

• Work with development teams to provide scalable, cost-effective database solutions.

• Plan and execute data migration from legacy systems to cloud-native solutions.

• Automate database infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Create and maintain scripts for database maintenance, monitoring, and reporting.

• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to integrate databases into CI/CD pipelines.

Professional Skills:

• 5+ years of database administration experience, with at least 3 years managing AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB).

• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and relational database management in AWS RDS.

• Proficiency in query optimization and database performance tuning.

• Experience with AWS security best practices and high-availability configurations.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.

• Strong understanding of disaster recovery principles and experience implementing DR solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.

• AWS certifications (Database Specialty or related) are highly valued.

• Experience with DynamoDB and NoSQL databases.

• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.

• Familiarity with DevOps principles and agile methodologies.

• Background in performance testing and capacity planning.