AWS Cloud DBA: Secure, High-Availability & Automation

LPS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LPS is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Database Administrator (Cloud DBA) with strong expertise in AWS RDS and cloud-native database management to support government applications in Singapore. The Cloud DBA will provide Level 2 operational support, contribute to automation, and ensure alignment with cloud compliance frameworks including GCC and GCC+.

The role requires ensuring encryption, backups, replication, and high-availability designs while collaborating across internal teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in database administration with focus on cloud environments.
• Minimum 3 years experience in AWS and RDS.
• 3–5 years managing SQL-based databases in enterprise or government contexts.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support production and nonproduction AWS cloud databases (RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora).
• Implement and manage backup and recovery procedures, replication, and high-availability configurations.
• Ensure all database systems comply with encryption standards and government-mandated frameworks (GCC/GCC+).
• Collaborate with internal teams for user/vendor coordination, schema changes, and query optimisation.
• Identify and assess vulnerabilities; prioritise patching based on risk, severity, and business impact.
• Monitor database performance via CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and Trusted Advisor; address tuning requirements.
• Design and maintain secure, scalable database infrastructure using CloudFormation and Lambda.
• Perform Account Baseline Reviews (ABLR) and periodic Account Reviews to validate and clean up database access.
• Provide 24×7 L2 operational support for database-related incidents and service requests.
• Maintain SHIP-HATS JIRA logs for task tracking and incident resolution documentation.

Skills

MySQL

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Cloud monitoring

Tools

AWS RDS

CloudFormation

Lambda

IAM

CloudWatch

Python

Bash

Job description

LPS is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Database Administrator (Cloud DBA) with strong expertise in AWS RDS and cloud-native database management to support government applications in Singapore. The Cloud DBA will provide Level 2 operational support, contribute to automation, and ensure alignment with cloud compliance frameworks including GCC and GCC+.

The role requires ensuring encryption, backups, replication, and high-availability designs while collaborating across internal teams.