Database Administrator (DBA / DBRE) - Cloud Database Operations & Reliability Engineering

HappyGlobal Service; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

H-1B sponsorship

Equal Employment Opportunity

Job summary

HappyGlobal Service seeks a skilled Database Administrator/DBRE to own day-to-day operations, monitoring, and reliability of cloud and local databases in our US branch. You will drive stability, performance, and compliance with data privacy regulations in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include cloud and local DB management, back-up and DR planning, performance tuning, and maintaining HA architectures while enforcing security controls and RBAC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience considered, 3+ years DBA/DBRE.
• Strong MySQL or PostgreSQL expertise; Redis/SQL Server/Oracle a plus.
• Cloud exposure with AWS or GCP and IaC (Terraform).
• Scripting in Python or Shell for automation.
• Observability and monitoring experience.
• English proficiency for cross-team collaboration.
• Authorized to work in the United States; H-1B sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Operations: Manage cloud and local databases (AWS RDS/Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQL Server).
• Reliability Engineering: Define and measure DBRE SLOs; enhance monitoring and IaC automation with Terraform.
• Backup & DR: Define backup strategies and conduct regular recovery drills.
• Performance Optimization: Review SQL, optimize slow queries, plan indexes and tune parameters.
• High Availability: Maintain HA architectures via replication, clustering, and failover.
• Data Security & Compliance: Implement RBAC, auditing, encryption, masking; enforce security policies.
• Collaboration: Coordinate with development, SRE, and security teams to drive database automation.

Skills

DBA/DBRE experience

English communication

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS/Aurora

GCP Cloud SQL

Redis

SQL Server

Oracle

Monitoring tools

Python

Shell

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Database Administrator (DBA / DBRE) to join our US branch. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, monitoring, and reliability of our cloud and local database environments. You will drive engineering solutions to ensure system stability, performance, and compliance with data privacy regulations.

Responsibilities

1. 1. Cloud Operations: Own day-to-day operations, monitoring, and reliability of cloud databases (AWS RDS / Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, etc.) and local databases (MySQL / PostgreSQL / Redis / SQL Server, etc.).
2. 2. Reliability Engineering (DBRE): Define and measure database SLOs, strengthen monitoring/alerting, and manage database resources using IaC (Terraform) with an emphasis on elasticity and stability.
3. 3. Backup & DR: Define and execute backup strategies and regular recovery drills to ensure data reliability and business continuity (RPO / RTO).
4. 4. Performance Optimization: Conduct SQL review, slow-query optimization, index planning, and parameter tuning.
5. 5. High Availability: Maintain highly available database architectures through replication, clustering, and failover management.
6. 6. Data Security & Compliance: Implement RBAC, auditing, encryption, and masking; ensure all data-layer security policies are strictly followed.
7. 7. Collaboration: Coordinate with local development, SRE, and security teams to drive database automation.

Qualifications

1. 1. Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred; however, equivalent professional work experience will be fully considered in lieu of a formal degree. 3+ years of DBA / DBRE experience is required.
2. 2. Technical Proficiency: Strong expertise in MySQL or PostgreSQL. Experience with Redis, SQL Server, or Oracle is a plus.
3. 3. Cloud Expertise: Proficient with AWS (RDS / Aurora) or GCP (Cloud SQL); experience with elastic scaling and HA configurations.
4. 4. Automation: Proficient in using IaC (Terraform) and scripting (Python / Shell) to automate database tasks.
5. 5. Observability: Hands-on experience with monitoring tools.
6. 6. Language & Soft Skills: Working proficiency in English for cross-team collaboration. Strong root-cause analysis and postmortem skills.
7. 7. Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We welcome all applicants legally authorized to work in the United States regardless of immigration status. The company is eligible and willing to sponsor H-1B work visas for qualified international candidates, including H-1B transfer applications.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, including California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable federal, California state, and local laws.

Pay Scale: $88,000 – $150,000 annual base salary

We welcome all applicants legally authorized to work in the United States. The company is eligible and willing to sponsor H-1B work visas for qualified international candidates; H-1B transfers from existing employers are also accepted.