Onshore DBA: AWS Cloud, MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB & HA

Ampcus, Inc; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is recruiting a Database Administrator (DBA) onshore for Englewood Cliffs, NJ. You will install, configure, monitor, and optimize databases across on-premises and cloud environments, with emphasis on MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.

You will manage AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache), deploy automation via Ansible and CloudFormation, and ensure security, backups, and high availability while collaborating with DevSecOps and development teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis administration.
• Experience managing AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache).
• Knowledge of replication, failover, backup/recovery, and high-availability architectures.
• Experience with Ansible and CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.
• Strong database monitoring and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Linux administration and scripting (Shell, Python).

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain databases across on-premises and AWS.
• Manage replication, clustering, and high-availability solutions.
• Administer AWS DB services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache) and related infra.
• Automate provisioning and deployments using Ansible and CloudFormation.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning with CloudWatch, Datadog, PMM, MonYog.
• Conduct health checks, capacity planning, and troubleshooting for reliability.
• Collaborate with developers on schema and indexing optimizations.
• Partner with DevSecOps to manage security hardening, patching, and upgrades.
• Design and maintain backup/recovery and DR strategies.
• Generate ad-hoc reports and support operational decisions.
• Support Linux system administration and develop automation scripts.

Skills

Database administration

Shell scripting

Python

Linux administration

DevSecOps practices

CI/CD integration

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS RDS

Aurora

DynamoDB

ElastiCache

CloudWatch

Datadog

PMM

MonYog

Ansible

CloudFormation

Linux

EC2

S3

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is recruiting a Database Administrator (DBA) onshore for Englewood Cliffs, NJ. You will install, configure, monitor, and optimize databases across on-premises and cloud environments, with emphasis on MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.

You will manage AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache), deploy automation via Ansible and CloudFormation, and ensure security, backups, and high availability while collaborating with DevSecOps and development teams.