AWS Cloud Database Administrator

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

Job summary

Feuji is seeking an experienced AWS Database Administrator to design, deploy, and manage highly available, secure database solutions in the cloud.

You will administer RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache, implement DR/backup strategies, and migrate on-premises databases to AWS. Join a team that collaborates with developers, DevOps, and QA to ensure reliable releases and optimized data operations.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident with ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of DBA experience supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS database services: RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, ElastiCache, S3, Athena, Kinesis, QuickSight.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational, NoSQL, and cloud-native databases.
• Experience with database migration, replication, and modernization tools: AWS DMS, SCT, native utilities.
• Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Knowledge of networking, security, IAM, and cloud governance for database environments.
• Proven ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, mentor others, and resolve complex issues.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

SQL & DBMS

Scripting (Python/Bash)

IaC tooling (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Networking/Security/IAM

Reliability & RCA

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

RDS/Aurora

DynamoDB/DocumentDB

Job description

• 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 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.