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Title: Senior AWS & Multi-Database Engineer Location: [HYBRID - need candidates to be close to NYC or Los Angeles, CA Offices]
About the Role
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
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