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Job Title: Redshift Admin
Location: Remote
Type: Contract
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Redshift Admin Consultant to manage and optimize our AWS-based data infrastructure. This role involves hands-on Redshift administration, cloud environment management, and support for various AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, and Redshift. You ll play a critical role in performance tuning, release management, and troubleshooting complex data systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Administer and optimize AWS Redshift clusters and RDS instances.
Perform database monitoring, backups, performance tuning, and migrations.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and GitLab.
Troubleshoot AWS-based DB and server issues.
Collaborate with cloud architects and internal teams to ensure system performance and reliability.
Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud automation initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
8 10 years in systems/cloud administration; 5+ years in Redshift & AWS DB services.
Strong experience with AWS (Redshift, RDS, EC2, S3), SQL, and performance tuning.
Proficiency in Linux shell scripting or Python.
Experience with Snowflake, MySQL, and Java/Python-based tools is a plus.
Familiar with Agile and CI/CD practices (JIRA, GitLab).
AWS Solution Architect Certification preferred.