Senior Database Engineer - Aurora CosmoDB

8 years

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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Database Engineer to design, optimize, and manage large-scale, mission-critical database systems. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in database architecture, performance tuning, high availability, and automation, along with a strong understanding of modern data platforms across RDBMS and cloud Responsibilities :
  • Design, implement, and manage scalable and highly available database solutions (SQL/NoSQL).
  • Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
  • Manage backup, recovery, disaster recovery (DR), and replication strategies.
  • Work on database migrations, upgrades, and patch management.
  • Collaborate with developers to optimize schema design, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.
  • Ensure data security, compliance, and access controls.
  • Monitor and maintain database health, capacity planning, and growth forecasting.
  • Automate database administration tasks using scripting (Python, Shell, PowerShell, etc.).
  • Provide production support, resolve incidents, and optimize response times.
  • Mentor junior DB engineers and contribute to best practices and Skills & Qualifications :
  • 8+ years of experience in database engineering, development, or administration.
  • Strong hands-on expertise in RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB).
  • Deep knowledge of database internals, indexing, query plans, and performance optimization.
  • Experience with cloud databases (AWS RDS, Aurora, Redshift, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, GCP BigQuery, etc.).
  • Strong skills in scripting/automation (Python, Shell, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Terraform).
  • Knowledge of data replication, clustering, and HA/DR solutions.
  • Hands-on with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, New Relic, etc.).
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and integration of databases in DevOps workflows.
  • Preferred certifications: Oracle Certified Professional, Microsoft SQL Server DBA, AWS/Azure Database to Have :
  • Experience in Data Warehousing and ETL pipelines.
  • Knowledge of containerized databases (Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Exposure to big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
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