AWS Cloud Database Administrator

Feuji Inc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Feuji Inc is seeking an AWS Cloud Database Administrator to design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure database solutions in AWS, including RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and DocumentDB.

You will optimize performance, implement disaster recovery, migrate on-premises databases to AWS, and integrate CI/CD for data operations with DevOps teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; 4 years substituted for degree accepted.
• Minimum 6 years of DBA experience in AWS cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS database services (RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, ElastiCache).
• Strong SQL skills supporting relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with database migration, replication, and modernization tools (DMS, SCT).
• Scripting experience with Python or Bash.
• Familiarity with DevOps and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Knowledge of networking, security, IAM, and cloud governance.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage highly available and secure AWS database solutions.
• Administer AWS managed services (RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, ElastiCache).
• Develop DR, backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Migrate on-prem databases to AWS using DMS and SCT.
• Monitor and optimize database performance and query tuning.
• Implement encryption, IAM policies, key management, and compliance.
• Automate provisioning and backups using IaC tools; integrate with CI/CD.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure data operation continuity.
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps for reliable releases.

Skills

AWS experience

SQL skills

Python scripting

DevOps familiarity

Networking concepts

Cloud security

IAM concepts

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Amazon RDS

Aurora PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

DocumentDB

ElastiCache

S3

Athena

Kinesis

QuickSight

AWS DMS

SCT

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

AWS Cloud Database Administrator

What You Will Do

• Design, deploy, and manage highly available, secure, and scalable database solutions in AWS.
• Administer AWS-managed database services, including Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache.
• Develop and implement strategies for high availability, replication, failover, backup, restore, and disaster recovery.
• Migrate on-premises databases to AWS using AWS DMS, SCT, and native database tools.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, including query tuning, indexing, configuration management, caching, and workload optimization.
• Implement database security controls, including encryption, access management, key management, IAM policies, and compliance requirements such as HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2, as applicable.
• Automate provisioning, monitoring, backups, restores, and operational tasks using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK.
• Integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines and support controlled schema and data changes across environments.
• Troubleshoot complex production and non-production database issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, DevOps engineers, QA teams, and stakeholders to support reliable releases and ongoing data operations.

What You Will Need

• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status required, with the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field; four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Minimum 6 years of DBA experience supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS database and data services, including RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, ElastiCache, S3, Athena, Kinesis, and QuickSight.
• Strong SQL skills and experience supporting relational, NoSQL, and cloud‑native database platforms.
• Experience with database migration, replication, and modernization tools, including AWS DMS, SCT, and native replication utilities.
• Ability to assess data systems, support data operations continuity, manage access transitions, and ensure timely handoff during cutover activities.
• Experience managing database uptime, connection pooling, horizontal and vertical scaling, resource utilization, slow query monitoring, backups, migrations, downtime planning, and disaster recovery.
• Hands‑on scripting experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK.
• Knowledge of networking, security, IAM, and cloud governance concepts as applied to database environments.
• Proven ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, mentor others, and resolve complex operational and reliability issues.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or other relevant AWS specialty certification.