Senior AWS RDS & PostgreSQL DBA

Karsun Solutions, LLC; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support databases underpinning the customer's production applications, software development, and ongoing maintenance projects. You will manage MySQL and PostgreSQL in AWS RDS, configure security, backups, and performance tuning, and collaborate with application teams.

Candidates in the DMV area may need a hybrid schedule. This role requires enterprise-grade database expertise and the ability to obtain/maintain a U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT or equivalent
• 15+ years of relevant experience in enterprise databases
• Expertise with MySQL and PostgreSQL in enterprise environments
• Experience with Amazon RDS or Aurora managed services
• Deep Linux-based DB environments knowledge
• Experience in Database Lifecycle Management (DLM)
• Experience in Data Scrubbing, Masking and Data Compare
• AWS/Azure experience
• Relevant certification
• Eligibility for U.S. security clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration for MySQL and PostgreSQL in AWS environments
• Install, configure, and maintain database instances and upgrades
• Manage database security including IAM authentication and VPC access
• Develop/maintain database objects and optimize settings
• Monitor performance and ensure robust backup strategies
• Support development teams and stakeholders
• Participate in database lifecycle management processes

Skills

MySQL Admin

PostgreSQL Admin

RDS/Aurora

Linux Admin

Database Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

AWS/Azure

GIT

Ansible Tower

Jenkins

Job description

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support databases underpinning the customer's production applications, software development, and ongoing maintenance projects. You will manage MySQL and PostgreSQL in AWS RDS, configure security, backups, and performance tuning, and collaborate with application teams.

Candidates in the DMV area may need a hybrid schedule. This role requires enterprise-grade database expertise and the ability to obtain/maintain a U.S.