Cockroach DB Engineer-6

REALIGN LLC; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

REALIGN LLC seeks a senior database engineer with hands-on CockroachDB architecture and administration experience. You will contribute to multi-region deployment, high availability, and capacity planning in enterprise settings.

You will automate operations with shell scripting, apply IaC principles, and use monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk to ensure performance, security, and reliability across complex distributed systems. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of database engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Expertise with CockroachDB architecture and administration.
• Deep understanding of distributed database replication, consensus models and consistency.
• Strong shell scripting (Bash/Korn Shell) for automation and tooling.

Skills

CockroachDB

Distributed databases

Shell scripting

AI coding tools

Multi-region deployment

Performance tuning

IaC

Monitoring/observability

Backup/DR

Security/RBAC

Collaboration/communication

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Strong hands-on experience with CockroachDB architecture and administration

Deep understanding of distributed database systems (replication, consistency, consensus models)

Strong shell scripting (Bash/Korn Shell) for automation and operational tooling

Expertise in using AI Tools like Github Copilot or any other AI tools to write the code

Experience with multi-region deployment architectures and high availability design

Database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning

8+ years of database engineering experience in enterprise environments

Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles

Experience in monitoring, alerting, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)

Solid understanding of backup, restore, failover, and disaster recovery strategies

Experience implementing security controls, encryption, RBAC, and compliance standards

Excellent collaboration and stakeholder communication skills