Cloud Database Reliability Engineer

Aptonet; St. Louis (MO); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aptonet is seeking a Cloud Database Reliability Engineer in St. Louis to design, build, and evolve automated database infrastructure for a cloud-native platform supporting mission-critical apps. You’ll craft self-service tooling and reusable infrastructure to accelerate development while ensuring reliability and security.

The role emphasizes IaC, automation, and scalable platforms, with on-call support and mentorship. Strong AWS RDS experience and scripting in Python/TypeScript are required.

Formación

• 5+ years experience with AWS cloud infra and RDS services.
• Experience building automation/infrastructure tooling in production.
• Strong scripting for automation (Python/TypeScript).
• Knowledge of IAM, VPC, and security best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or similar).
• Familiarity with FinOps and cost optimization.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (AWS CDK) for AWS RDS infra (Oracle and Postgres).
• Build/maintain automated provisioning, patching, backup/recovery, monitoring, and lifecycle tooling.
• Develop GitLab CI/CD pipelines to enable safe database operations.
• Collaborate with DevOps/SysOps on security, encryption, IAM, and access controls.
• Support migrations via tooling and infra improvements.
• Optimize costs using FinOps principles while preserving performance and reliability.
• Participate in incident response and triage for database infra.
• Mentor team members on cloud DB practices and AWS services.
• Stay current with AWS DB services and emerging tech.

Conocimientos

AWS RDS hands-on

Automation scripting

Python

TypeScript

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab

Collaboration across teams

On-call readiness

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

5+ years in cloud infrastructure, database administration, or platform engineering

Herramientas

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD tooling

Grafana

OpenSearch

AWS CloudWatch

IAM policies

Descripción del empleo

The Technology Division seeks a Cloud Database Reliability Engineer to design, build, and evolve automated database infrastructure for our cloud-native enterprise platform supporting mission-critical applications.

You’ll work with a collaborative team of database professionals to create

self-service tooling and reusable infrastructure that enables development

teams to move faster while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and security.

This role emphasizes automation, infrastructure-as-code, and building platforms

that scale.

• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (AWS CDK) for AWS RDS database infrastructure (Oracle and Postgres), focusing on automation, repeatability, and self-service capabilities
• Build and maintain automated solutions for database provisioning, patching, backup/recovery, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and tooling that enable developers and DBAs to perform routine database operations safely and independently
• Collaborate with DevOps and SysOps teams to implement database security best practices including encryption, IAM policies, and access controls
• Support long-term database migration initiatives through tooling, automation, and infrastructure improvements
• Optimize database infrastructure costs using FinOps principles while maintaining performance and reliability standards
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for database infrastructure issues (limited on-call)
• Mentor team members on cloud database best practices, automation techniques, and AWS services
• Stay current with AWS database services and emerging technologies to continuously improve platform capabilities
• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS5+ years experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, including hands-on work with RDS database services
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (AWS CDK or CloudFormation preferred; Terraform acceptable)
• Demonstrated experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or similar tools
• Strong scripting skills in Python or TypeScript for automation (proficiency in both is a plus)
• Solid understanding of relational database concepts and production experience with either Oracle or Postgres (experience with both is a plus)
• Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, and security best practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision in a collaborative team environment
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSAWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Database Specialty, or DevOps)
• Experience with AWS Lambda for serverless automation
• Familiarity with database migration tools and strategies
• Knowledge of GitOps workflows and declarative configuration management
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (AWS CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenSearch)
• Background in traditional DBA work with transition to cloud/automation
• Experience with FinOps or cloud cost optimization initiatives
• EXPERIENCE & EDUCATIONBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, database administration, or platform engineering roles
• Demonstrated track record of delivering automation and infrastructure solutions in production environments
• Experience working in Agile/collaborative team environments
• Experience in regulated industries, accounting, or government environments

CANDIDATE SCREENING PRIORITY

MUST HAVE (Do not submit without these):

• AWS RDS hands-on experience (not just studied it)
• Can code/script for automation (not just GUI users)

STRONG PREFERENCE (Rate candidates on these):

• GitLab CI/CD specifically
• AWS CDK specifically
• Either Oracle or Postgres production experience

DO NOT PRIORITIZE:

• Years at one company (we value diverse experience)
• Big tech company names (we value practical skills)
• Certifications over hands-on experience

RED FLAGS (Do not submit):

• Only on-prem database experience (no cloud)
• Purely operational DBA (no automation/coding)
• Resume shows no evidence of building tooling/pipelines