Database Engineer/DBA
Foster City, CA, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

Cognowiz
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Skills
- Database Administration
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Web Services
- Cloud Computing
- Capacity Management
- Database
- Database Security
- Disaster Recovery
- Performance Tuning
- Normalization
- MySQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Terraform
- Shell
- Python
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- Scripting
Summary
Job Title: Database Engineer
Job Location: Onsite in Foster City, CA - 94404 | 5 days in office - Preferring a local resource
Interview mode: web
Job Description:
As a Database Engineer, you will design, build, and operate scalable, secure data stores that power our applications and analytics. You ll partner closely with application and data teams to shape schemas, tune performance, and automate operations using AWS and infrastructure-as-code. Your work will improve reliability, reduce cost, and accelerate delivery from development through production. This role requires to work on flexible hours in a day but limited to 40 hours per week.
In this role, you will:
- Design and develop efficient, scalable database solutions aligned to business requirements.
- Install, configure, and upgrade database software and related tooling.
- Monitor performance and optimize queries, indexes, and schemas for reliability and speed.
- Implement and maintain database security controls to protect sensitive data.
- Collaborate with application developers to optimize schema designs and SQL.
- Troubleshoot incidents and provide timely resolution across environments.
- Develop and maintain documentation for architecture, configuration, and runbooks.
- Perform capacity planning and recommend infrastructure improvements.
- Manage and support AWS database infrastructure (e.g., RDS/Aurora/Redshift).
- Stay current on emerging database technologies, patterns, and best practices.
Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of AWS and IaC for database resources.
- Proven experience as a Database Engineer/DBA.
- Deep knowledge of DBMSs (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Redshift).
- Proficiency in SQL and query optimization.
- Solid grasp of data modeling, normalization, and schema design principles.
- Hands-on experience with performance tuning and monitoring.
- Understanding of backup/restore and disaster recovery procedures.
- Knowledge of database security best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Nice to have:
- AWS networking fundamentals.
- Experience with Terraform Cloud and IaC workflows.
- Automation/scripting with Python or Shell.
- CI/CD for databases (e.g., Bamboo, Flyway, or similar).
- Dice Id: RTX1d96e9
- Position Id: 8879774
- Posted 2 hours ago
Company Info
About Cognowiz
CognoWiz is an innovative and professional services provider firm with expertise on Analytics solutions. We serve you to make better business decisions. Since our founding by a team of ex-consultants, we have focused solely on Business Intelligence Analytics. Based on our background, we have built the company with an emphasis on process and methodology that enables us to deliver repeatable results of high quality to our clients. Our strong customer partnerships based on collaboration and quality of service have allowed us to grow and serve our customers better.
As a service provider, our team members, both internal and external, are the core of who we are as a company. Our team members have deep knowledge required to understand our clients’ needs and to deliver professionals with the right skills and experience for successful projects.
Our work environment is dynamic and challenging. We are focused on attracting and retaining top talent in the industry through an emphasis on entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and stability.


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