Database Engineer

Wynen's; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wynen's in California seeks a Senior Database Engineer to design, implement, and manage highly available databases for national-scale systems. The role focuses on secure configurations, performance tuning, and reliability across cloud and Kubernetes environments.

The candidate will administer production databases, monitor systems, and troubleshoot incidents while collaborating with Agile teams to deliver dependable capabilities. A strong emphasis on security and operational readiness is required.

Qualifications

• Architect secure, highly available database environments.
• Optimize performance and reliability for mission-critical workloads.
• Support deployments in cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot production databases.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver dependable system capabilities.
• Ensure secure configuration and operational readiness of database services.

Responsibilities

• Architect secure, highly available database environments.
• Optimize performance and reliability for mission-critical workloads.
• Support deployments in cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot production databases.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver dependable system capabilities.
• Ensure secure configuration and operational readiness of database services.

Skills

database architecture

security-focused database admin

performance tuning

cloud workloads

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Database Engineer responsible for architecting, designing, and administering highly available databases for large-scale national security systems.

• Design and maintain secure, highly available database environments.
• Optimize database performance and reliability for mission-critical workloads.
• Support database deployments running in cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot production database systems.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver dependable system capabilities.
• Ensure secure configuration and operational readiness of database services.
  

Key skills: database architecture, security-focused database administration, performance tuning, and experience supporting cloud/Kubernetes-based workloads.