Senior Cloud DB Administrator (AWS RDS | PostgreSQL/MySQL)

Karsun Solutions; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsun Solutions is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support databases for customer production applications, software development and maintenance projects. You will manage RDS MySQL and PostgreSQL in AWS, configure instances, handle upgrades, security, and backups, and collaborate with teams across the solution delivery lifecycle.

Required are 15+ years in enterprise DB administration, Linux expertise, and experience with RDS/Aurora, DLM, and AWS/Azure. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT required.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant enterprise experience.
• Expertise in MySQL and/or PostgreSQL administration in an enterprise environment.
• Significant experience with Amazon RDS or Aurora managed services.
• Deep understanding of Linux-based database environments and open-source internals.
• Experience in Database Lifecycle Management (DLM).
• Experience in data scrubbing, masking and comparison.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure; relevant certification preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Suitability/Public Trust background clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration for RDS MySQL and PostgreSQL in AWS.
• Install, configure, and maintain database instances and manage engine upgrades.
• Manage security, IAM authentication, VPCs and permissions.
• Develop or maintain database objects and optimize settings.
• Monitor and optimize database performance and backups.
• Support stakeholders and lifecycle management per customer specs.
• Provide impact info on changes to applications and databases.

Skills

MySQL administration

PostgreSQL administration

AWS/Azure experience

Linux proficiency

Database lifecycle management

Data scrubbing/masking/review

IAM and security controls

RDS/Aurora expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Amazon RDS/Aurora

PostgreSQL extensions (PostGIS, pg_stat_statements)

MySQL storage engines

DMS

Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)

Git

Ansible Tower

Jenkins

Job description

Karsun Solutions is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support databases for customer production applications, software development and maintenance projects. You will manage RDS MySQL and PostgreSQL in AWS, configure instances, handle upgrades, security, and backups, and collaborate with teams across the solution delivery lifecycle.

Required are 15+ years in enterprise DB administration, Linux expertise, and experience with RDS/Aurora, DLM, and AWS/Azure. A U.S.