Sr. AWS DevOps Database Engineer

Descrição da Vaga

Requisitos

• Clearance: Must be eligible for a US Security Clearance (US Citizenship required)
• AWS DevOps Database Engineer which requires expertise in AWS RDS (Aurora, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle on EC2), database administration, infrastructure automation, and DevOps best practices
• The ideal candidate will have experience leading the design, automation and maintenance of an AWS environment
• Experience migrating cloud workloads to AWS is required
• Proven ability to support enterprise Oracle workloads in AWS, including architecture design, operational automation, and adherence to best practices for cloud-hosted databases
• Experience with AWS MySQL RDS
• Ability to tune, monitor, backup, restore and support AWS RDS
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure DevOps & Automation:
• Manage CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket Pipelines and Jenkins
• Ensure database and infrastructure compliance with AWS security standards (IAM policies, VPC security, KMS encryption)
• 5-8 years of database administration experience (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) in AWS
• 3+ years of AWS experience, with a strong grasp of AWS infrastructure and services
• Proficiency in Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation
• Hands-on experience with Bitbucket Pipelines and Jenkins for CI/CD automation
• Strong SQL and database scripting skills for automation, tuning, and ETL troubleshooting
• Experience working with AWS Linux, Rocky Linux, and RHEL
• Ability to secure and monitor AWS environments with CloudWatch, SSM, Datadog, and IAM best practices
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, working across DevOps and database teams
• Must be Public Trust eligible (which requires US Citizenship)
• We look for people who excel working in groups, virtual and collocated, as well as those who are comfortable with fast paced agile development

Responsabilidades

• They will also have experience building Terraform infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions, working with CI/CD pipelines, disaster recovery, cost management and implementing monitoring and security best practices across AWS environments
• Additionally, this role involves mentoring engineers, improving DevOps processes, and collaborating with development teams in an Agile Scrum environment to maintain and enhance cloud infrastructure
• This role ensures infrastructure remains robust, secure, and scalable while driving cost optimization, security best practices, and incident response strategies
• Database Administration & Support
• Deep experience designing, operating, and optimizing Oracle database environments in AWS, with a focus on scalability, availability, security, and cost efficiency
• Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud environments with a focus on automation and security
• Automate provisioning and management of AWS resources using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform (familiarity with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK a plus)
• Assist with implementing proactive security measures, including vulnerability remediation, patching, and firewall rule management
• Maintain compliance with security standards and internal policies, supporting security audits and assessments
• Monitor AWS cost usage and provide cost optimization recommendations, ensuring efficient resource scaling
• Deploy, configure, and maintain AWS services such as EC2, S3, ECR, CloudWatch, Lambda, and SSM
• Implement database automation in alignment with AWS best practices
• Monitoring & Security
• Implement monitoring and logging using AWS native tools (CloudWatch, SSM Agent, GuardDuty, Security Hub) and Datadog
• Troubleshoot database and infrastructure performance issues using Datadog and AWS performance tools
• Collaborate with security teams to harden database and cloud environments