Senior Cloud Database Engineer

Datavail Career Site; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading database solutions provider is seeking a Senior Cloud Database Engineer. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience and extensive expertise in PostgreSQL and cloud computing (AWS or Azure). Responsibilities include ensuring uptime of Production databases, designing high availability systems, and assisting with Disaster Recovery planning. You will work with a diverse team, gaining insights into emerging trends while supporting global customers. Opportunities for certification and skill development are included.

Benefits

Learn from experienced PostgreSQL DBAs

Work with diverse customer environments

Company-sponsored certifications

Expand technical skills in a modern environment

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of professional experience.
• 4 or more years supporting databases in a developer or operations role.
• 4 or more years of hands-on experience with a major cloud offering.
• Comfort with using a ticketing system like ServiceNow or Jira.
• Customer-facing experience strongly considered.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring uptime and reliability of Production databases.
• Designing and implementing high availability systems.
• Managing automation of backups and recovery.
• Assisting with Disaster Recovery planning.
• Reacting to performance and capacity metrics and alerts.

Skills

Supporting databases, particularly Postgres

Working in a major cloud offering, AWS or Azure

Using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira

Customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect role

Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication

Troubleshooting technical issues

Understanding of data architecture and relational databases

Job description

As a Senior Cloud Database Engineer, you will advise customers on Cloud best practices, support the operation and maintenance of data systems, improve scalability and observability, and bring a modern, platform-oriented approach to your work. You will grow your technical skills and get a first-hand view on trends as they are emerging in the wider industry.

You and the larger team of database professionals and developers will work on unique customer problems, monitor and interpret key metrics, and conduct regular reviews with your customers on the health of their systems. Most importantly, you will work extensively with Postgres, the world’s most advanced open source database.

Must have at least 8 years of professional experience with:

• 4 or more years supporting databases, particularly Postgres, in a developer or operations role
• 4 or more years of hands-on experience working in a major cloud offering, with AWS or Azure preferred
• Comfort and experience using a ticketing system such as ServiceNow or Jira to track and plan work, and communicate progress
• Previous customer facing experience in a Solutions Architect or other consulting role strongly considered
• Must possess strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills; with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide audience
• Experience with PostgreSQL databases whether on-premise or in the cloud, self-hosted, AWS RDS or Aurora Postgres, Azure Flexible Server, or other managed offering
• Proven expertise troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving technical issues
• Understanding of data architecture, relational database concepts, logical and physical database design
• Ability to be visible and present throughout the workday on a remote-first team
• Be available and responsive to handle customer requests, alerts, and other needs as they are discovered

As the senior engineer you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the uptime and reliability of Production databases
• Designing and implementing high availability systems with streaming and logical replication
• Managing the automation of backups and recovery
• Assisting with Disaster Recovery planning and implementation
• Learning about the broader Postgres ecosystem, including extensions, add-on products, and open-source projects that contribute to the functioning and management of the core database
• Reacting to metrics and alerts around performance and capacity; and improving these alerts over time to provide better value and actionability
• Operating in Cloud environments, and recommending the appropriate cloud-native tools for unique situations
• Supporting application developers and working with customer engineering teams to provide meaningful, measurable results
• Improving internal documentation, runbooks, and other resources to train the wider team on best practices and new techniques

Why should you work at Datavail?

• To learn from a vast pool of global PostgreSQL DBAs with over 500 combined years of industry experience
• To broaden your experience working with customers in many domains and environments
• To improve your familiarity with the many projects and variations surrounding Postgres; including AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure Flexible Server, TimescaleDB, Percona, Patroni, and many more
• Your Certifications would be on us
• To grow and expand your technical skills in a modern environment

If you think you bring these skills and want a chance to build your career working with Postgres, please apply!