Database Administrator

• Administer production databases on AWS RDS — MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
• Design and maintain HA / DR architectures: replication, Multi-AZ, read replicas, failover, backups
• Tune performance — query optimization, indexing, execution plans, parameter groups
• Capacity planning, sizing, and cost optimization across the database fleet
• Manage schema changes and migrations safely in production
• Monitor database health with Prometheus / Grafana / CloudWatch; tune alerting
• Lead incident response for database outages, performance issues, and data integrity events
• Implement and enforce security controls — encryption, access management, auditing, secrets rotation
• Partner with developers on data modeling, query reviews, and access patterns
• Automate routine work — backups, patching, provisioning — using IaC
• Document standards, runbooks, and recovery procedures
• Participate in on-call rotation

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Database Administrator – DBA