Database Engineer

We are seeking a Senior AWS & Multi-Database Engineer with deep expertise across

AWS-managed database services as well as traditional and NoSQL platforms such as

Oracle DB and MongoDB. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, strategic problem solver,

and forward-thinking technologist who thrives on optimizing data infrastructure for scale,

performance, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS-managed and on-prem/cloud-hosted databases

including:

o Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora, and Oracle engines)

o Amazon DynamoDB

o Amazon ElastiCache (Redis and Memcached)

o Amazon DocumentDB and MongoDB

o Amazon OpenSearch Service (formerly Elasticsearch Service)

o Standalone Oracle Database environments

• Manage RDS clusters, snapshots, and instances, ensuring data integrity,

availability, and recovery readiness.

• Architect, implement, and maintain database monitoring, automation, and

scaling strategies using AWS-native and third-party tools.

• Partner with engineering, DevOps, and analytics teams to deliver secure, high

performing, and cost-efficient database solutions.

• Lead database migrations, upgrades, and disaster recovery planning with

minimal downtime.

• Implement and optimize backup, replication, and sharding strategies for multi

region and high-throughput workloads.

• Continuously assess emerging technologies and propose data modernization and

optimization strategies.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience managing production database systems in AWS and

hybrid environments.

• Deep hands-on experience with AWS services:

o aws_rds_db_snapshot, aws_dynamodb, aws_rds_instance,

aws_elasticache, aws_rds_cluster, aws_docdb_cluster,

aws_elasticsearch_domain

• Strong operational and tuning experience with Oracle Database and MongoDB.

• Demonstrated knowledge of SQL and NoSQL data modeling, performance tuning,

and query optimization.

• Experience implementing high availability, replication, and disaster recovery

configurations.

• Skilled in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for provisioning and

automation.

• Familiarity with security best practices — encryption, IAM roles, VPC networking,

and data access controls.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills with a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Database – Specialty or AWS Solutions Architect certification.

• Experience with MongoDB and Oracle DB