Administer, monitor, and optimize relational databases (PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS) for performance, availability, and security.
Troubleshoot complex database and infrastructure issues, including query performance, replication, schema evolution, and event streaming pipelines.
Maintain and support Kafka infrastructure for company-wide streaming pipelines and integration with databases.
Implement backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for databases and streaming platforms.
Collaborate with DevOps and Data Engineering teams to maintain CI/CD pipelines for schema, data, and infrastructure changes.
Enforce database and infrastructure best practices, standards, and security policies.
Proactively monitor health and performance of databases, streaming pipelines, and cloud infrastructure using Grafana, Prometheus, or equivalent.
Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) for database, Kafka, and cloud infrastructure provisioning and management.
Support internal teams during incidents or urgent troubleshooting, balancing reliability with rapid deployment needs.

Requirements

5+ years of experience managing production relational databases and cloud infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS/Aurora, or similar.
Experience managing Kafka infrastructure and supporting streaming pipelines.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
Proficiency in monitoring and observability for databases, streaming, and cloud infrastructure.
Strong troubleshooting skills for complex, multi-layered production systems.
Knowledge of database and infrastructure security, access control, and compliance best practices.
Ability to collaborate across engineering, DevOps, and Data teams.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

PostgreSQLMySQLAmazon RDSKafkaTerraformAnsibleCI/CDdisaster recoveryquery performanceschema evolution

Soft Skills

troubleshootingcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingreliabilitybalancing needs