Senior Database Engineer

Effectual

full-time

Posted on: 8/30/2025

Location: 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per year

Senior

Amazon RedshiftAWSCloudDynamoDBMariaDBMongoDBMySQLOraclePostgresSQLVault

About the role

Design, install, configure, and maintain cloud-based database environments
Monitor database performance and proactively identify and address performance issues
Ensure the security of the database environment, including access control and data encryption
Develop and implement backup and recovery procedures to ensure the integrity of the database
Plan and execute database upgrades and migrations
Provide technical support to end-users and troubleshoot issues with the database
Automate database maintenance and management tasks where possible
Create as-built documentation for database service configurations and options
Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in cloud-based database solutions
Maintain familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD pipeline with respect to cloud database offerings
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to ensure the database architecture design meets performance and scalability requirements

10+ years of experience in the database field
Strong proficiency in database management
Experience with recent versions of database platform
Knowledge of AWS RDS platforms and workarounds to enable adoption
Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL statements
Knowledge of limitations and advantages of the AWS RDS platforms and workarounds
Experience with database replication, high availability, and disaster recovery
Knowledge of event scheduler and database features
Experience with AWS environment especially the RDS platforms
Proficient in GitHub and code versioning
Knowledge of Agile methodologies of delivery
Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications
Collaborating with development, cloud operations and infrastructure teams for integration
Security practices: encryption at rest/in transit, access control, backups