About the Role
The role involves administering, monitoring, and scaling cloud database solutions that support mission-critical IVR and data analytics services, with a focus on reliability, automation, and system integration.
Responsibilities
- Manage cloud-hosted database environments for high-traffic applications
- Ensure database availability, performance, and security across regions
- Implement automated backup, recovery, and disaster mitigation protocols
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize query performance
- Monitor system health and proactively resolve database issues
- Design and deploy scalable database architectures in cloud platforms
- Support database needs for real-time analytics and reporting systems
- Maintain compliance with data governance and security standards
- Troubleshoot complex database problems in production environments
- Lead database capacity planning and resource forecasting
- Enforce configuration management and change control practices
- Develop scripts and tools for database automation and monitoring
- Participate in on-call rotation for critical system support
- Document database architecture, processes, and operational runbooks
- Integrate databases with monitoring and alerting systems
- Optimize indexing, partitioning, and storage configurations
- Support migration of on-premises databases to cloud environments
- Work with network and security teams to enforce access controls
- Evaluate and implement database engine upgrades and patches
- Collaborate on data modeling and schema design for new applications
- Ensure data consistency and integrity across distributed systems
- Support compliance audits and security assessments
- Mentor junior team members on database best practices
- Stay current with emerging cloud database technologies
- Contribute to incident post-mortems and continuous improvement initiatives
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience
Work Arrangement
Hybrid work model with flexible scheduling options
Team
Collaborative engineering environment focused on cloud infrastructure and data systems
Technology Stack
- AWS RDS, Aurora, Lambda, S3
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
- Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation
- Datadog, CloudWatch, New Relic
- Docker, Kubernetes, ECS
Security & Compliance
- SOC 2 compliance experience
- Data encryption at rest and in transit
- Regular security audits and access reviews
- GDPR and CCPA data handling practices
- IAM policies and role-based access controls
Sponsorship available for qualified candidates
