Lead Software Engineer - Cloud DevOps

You have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. **Key Responsibilities:** - Understands the firm's database infrastructure environment and technology modernization pathway - Works with application teams to help them migrate to the latest database products and versions on our private cloud or onto the public cloud - Designs and implements automated CI/CD pipelines for database provisioning and deployment using Terraform, ensuring consistent and repeatable infrastructure changes - Develops and maintains Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules for database resources, networking, and monitoring integrations - Uses expertise to help maximize the performance, resiliency of the application workloads and optimize database performance, capacity, and scalability - Implements network monitoring solutions to track database connectivity, latency, and throughput across hybrid cloud environments - Troubleshoots and resolves database issues, including query tuning, indexing, and deadlock resolution - Collaborates with developers to refine database schemas, optimize queries, and improve application performance - Ensures 24/7 availability and reliability for mission-critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance - Participates in cloud database administration on AWS (RDS, EC2) and Google SQL Database - Integrates cloud-native monitoring and alerting solutions for proactive issue detection and resolution **Qualifications Required:** - Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience - Proven experience in database administration, including migration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting - Hands-on expertise with cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS and Google Database - Strong proficiency in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for database deployment using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles - Experience with database networking, monitoring tools, and proactive alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor) - Solid understanding of database performance optimization, capacity planning, and scalability strategies - Proficient in query tuning, indexing, deadlock resolution, and schema design - Familiarity with disaster recovery planning, backup/restore automation, and high-availability architectures - Ability to collaborate effectively with application developers and cross-functional teams to optimize database and application performance - Strong documentation skills for maintaining database configurations, operational procedures, and deployment processes - Experience with security patching, compliance checks, and cloud governance best practices.,