Senior Database Administrator - Amazon RDS

Description :

Key Responsibilities :

Database Administration & Operations :

- Administer, monitor, and maintain AWS RDS instances for Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.

- Ensure high availability, replication, and disaster recovery configurations across environments.

- Perform performance tuning, query optimization, and index analysis to improve system efficiency.

- Manage backup/recovery strategies and support ongoing operational health of production systems.

Automation & Infrastructure :

- Implement and maintain database infrastructure as code using Terraform.

- Collaborate with DevOps and software engineers to integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines.

- Standardize deployment and configuration processes to enhance reliability and consistency.

Security & Compliance :

- Enforce data access controls, encryption standards, and compliance policies.

- Monitor and remediate vulnerabilities, ensuring database security and governance alignment.

- Partner with Security, DevOps, and compliance teams to maintain audit readiness and data integrity.

Collaboration & Support :

- Work closely with Product Engineering on schema design, migrations, and deployment readiness.

- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.

- Provide technical mentorship and cross-functional support to engineering and DevOps teams.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 7+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator in production environments.

- Strong expertise in AWS RDS, Oracle, and PostgreSQL administration.

- Proficient in SQL, query performance tuning, and execution plan analysis.

- Experience with Terraform and cloud automation best practices.

- Solid understanding of replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.

- Skilled in monitoring, logging, and alerting for proactive issue resolution.

- Strong attention to detail and effective cross-team collaboration skills.

What Success Looks Like :

Within the First 90 Days :

- Fully onboarded and actively supporting database operations across environments.

- Identifying and implementing performance and reliability improvements.

- Partnering with DevOps and Product teams on database best practices and stability.

Ongoing Outcomes :

- Maintaining high database uptime and performance within SLA targets.

- Enforcing operational, security, and compliance standards.

- Driving automation and cost optimization initiatives for database infrastructure.

Bonus Experience (Nice to Have) :

- Experience with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouse platforms.

- Familiarity with AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related monitoring tools.

- Exposure to CI/CD pipeline integrations, Git, and scripting (Python/Bash).

- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Database Specialty or Oracle Certified Professional.