Database Engineer

San Jose, CA, US • Posted 18 hours ago • Updated 18 hours ago

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We are looking for Database Engineer for our client in San Jose, CA

Job Title: Database Engineer

Job Location: San Jose, CA

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Pay Range: $47hr - $52hr

Architect, configure, and manage scalable, highly available database clusters (Oracle, Google Spanner, MySQL, CloudSQL, BigTable).
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Kubernetes.
Develop CI/CD pipelines for schema and infrastructure automation with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.
Design and enforce secure data handling, encryption, and access control practices.
Optimize database and Big Data systems for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Build monitoring and observability systems with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Datadog.
Drive SLIs/SLOs/SLAs for database reliability and uptime.
Automate database and platform management with Python-based tooling.
Lead on-call rotations and drive root cause analysis and incident resolution.
Collaborate with DevOps, data engineering, and analytics teams to deliver resilient data solutions.

Qualifications:

12+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Expertise in Oracle/MySQL tuning, replication, indexing, and partitioning.
Proficiency in Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and distributed system design.
Strong multi-cloud experience (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure).
Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Packer, and Kubernetes.
Advanced programming in Python and Bash for automation and integration.
Deep knowledge of observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK).
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and optimization skills.
Commitment to security, compliance, and operational excellence.

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Dice Id: 10516350
Position Id: CA_DBGE_0127
Posted 18 hours ago

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