Cloud Database Lead – PostgreSQL/NoSQL Architecture

Federal Express Corporation; New Castle (DE); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Express Corporation is seeking a Database Advisor to provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise database solutions across FedEx environments. The role focuses on PostgreSQL and cloud-native databases, including AlloyDB and Spanner, with strong emphasis on data quality and scalable cloud architectures.

The ideal candidate will drive migrations, performance tuning, and cost optimization while collaborating with business users, development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or information systems.
• Five years' work experience in information technology or engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL concepts and data modelling.
• Proficiency with cloud database infrastructure and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise database solutions.
• Perform root cause analysis for database issues and outages.
• Support migrations, upgrades, and modernization with minimal business disruption.
• Collaborate with business, development, and infrastructure teams to deliver solutions.
• Ensure data governance, quality control, and secure data access across environments.
• Document architecture, processes, and deployment procedures.

Skills

Database administration

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

PostgreSQL

AlloyDB

Spanner

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Federal Express Corporation is seeking a Database Advisor to provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise database solutions across FedEx environments. The role focuses on PostgreSQL and cloud-native databases, including AlloyDB and Spanner, with strong emphasis on data quality and scalable cloud architectures.

The ideal candidate will drive migrations, performance tuning, and cost optimization while collaborating with business users, development