The Principal Engineer (AWS RDS Cloud DBA / Data Engineer) is part of the Aurora PostgreSQL Database team and responsibilities include:
Automate AWS Services using Terraform and Groovy
Contribute to Cloud strategy discussions and decisions on overall Cloud design and best approach for implementing Cloud Data solutions.
Define best practices and procedures to migrate applications from on-premises to public cloud
Develop standards and procedures for all aspects of Data Platforms in the Cloud.
Identify system enhancements and automation opportunities for installing/maintaining Data Platforms
Support and manage Distributed Database Technologies related to Aurora PGS.
Adhere to best practices on Incident, Problem and Change management
Lead projects independently with minimal guidance.
Responsible for managing and supporting Aurora PostgreSQL database platforms working closely with AWS, application support teams, technical support team and team members
Installing, configuring, upgrading, and maintaining database instances both on premises and on AWS EC2 cloud
Recommending and implementing database security policies
Recommending and implementing database backup, recovery, and redundancy strategies
Implementing automated procedures to proactively handle issues and alerts.
Working independently to perform database performance analysis, capacity planning, system sizing and ongoing maintenance
Sound Like You?
Minimum of 8 years of related experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Talents Needed for Success:
Extensive experience with Automation using Terraform
Strong knowledge of operating systems (Unix / Linux)
Hands on experience with Shell and Python scripting (added advantage) to automate tasks enabling self-healing capabilities.
Strong Knowledge of AWS Cloud architecture
Hands-on experience with AWS Services, e.g., Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB.