Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
AWS
Amazon Aurora and PostgreSQL.
Database Migration
AWS-native services
Database security
backup
and disaster recovery strategies
CloudWatch
DMS
RDS Performance Insights
Database deployments (e.g.
Aurora Serverless
Kubernetes with PostgreSQL).
Job Details
"Looking for W-2 CANDIDATES ONLY, who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship. H-1B Transfers AND CORP-TO-CORP Candidates WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED for this position"
Role: AWS Database Engineer
Location: NYC, NY
Duration: 12+ Months
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available database architectures using Amazon Aurora and PostgreSQL.
- Lead database modernization efforts including migration from legacy systems (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) to AWS-native services.
- Collaborate with cloud architects and DevOps teams to integrate database solutions into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code frameworks.
- Optimize query performance, indexing strategies, and storage configurations for high-throughput workloads.
- Define and enforce database security, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Support database automation, monitoring, and observability using AWS-native tools (e.g., CloudWatch, DMS, RDS Performance Insights).
- 8+ years of experience in database engineering with at least 3 years on AWS Aurora and PostgreSQL.
- Strong understanding of AWS services including RDS, DMS, IAM, CloudFormation, and Lambda.
- Proven experience in database greenfield deployment and migration projects, especially from on-prem to AWS cloud.
- Hands-on expertise in performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
- AWS Certified Database Specialty or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments and multi-region deployments.
- Exposure to containerized database deployments (e.g., Aurora Serverless, Kubernetes with PostgreSQL).
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