Sr DBA- Remote within the US
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead database migrations to AWS managed services, including Amazon RDS for SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL, while designing cloud-native architectures focused on scalability, availability, security, and performance. Develop infrastructure-as-code standards using Terraform and integrate database provisioning into CI/CD pipelines, executing migrations via AWS Database Migration Service and Schema Conversion Tool. Establish monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and operational standards using AWS-native tools to drive incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. Partner with application engineering, DevOps, security, and cloud infrastructure teams to define database strategy and modernization roadmaps, mentoring team members through coaching and knowledge sharing.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of database administration experience
- 3+ years managing AWS cloud database environments
- Deep expertise with Amazon RDS for SQL Server
- Deep expertise with Aurora PostgreSQL
- Experience with AWS security
- Experience with AWS networking
- Experience with AWS monitoring
- Experience with AWS governance practices
- Strong Terraform experience
- Proven experience leading enterprise database migrations
- Proven experience leading enterprise database modernization initiatives
- Ability to influence technical decisions
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
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