Senior Cloud DB Engineer: AWS, Snowflake & Data Ops

Purpose Financial; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO

Volunteer time off

Business casual environment

Job summary

Purpose Financial is seeking a Sr. Cloud Database Engineer to own AWS-based cloud database platforms. This senior IC role emphasizes designing, deploying, and managing databases with a focus on scalability and reliability.

You will drive IaC/CI-CD automation, tune performance across PostgreSQL, Oracle, and DocumentDB, and collaborate with multiple teams on migrations to AWS and Snowflake while building a training curriculum for the Cloud Operations Center of Excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in database administration, cloud administration, and DevOps.
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS and Snowflake, ETL tools (Fivetran, HVR), and Kafka.
• Deep understanding of database security - RBAC, encryption, auditing, and threat/vulnerability management.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IS or related field; AWS/database certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deployment, and management of AWS infrastructure (RDS Oracle, Aurora PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Lambda, Kafka, DMS, EC2, etc).
• Drive infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD automation to scale services.
• Performance tuning across PostgreSQL, Oracle, and DocumentDB environments.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Network, Integration, and Security teams on migrations to AWS and Snowflake.
• Build training curriculum and certification matrix for Cloud Operations Center of Excellence.
• Champion data-driven decisions, accountability, and collaboration.

Skills

Database administration

Cloud administration

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Fivetran

HVR

Kafka

Job description

Purpose Financial is seeking a Sr. Cloud Database Engineer to own AWS-based cloud database platforms. This senior IC role emphasizes designing, deploying, and managing databases with a focus on scalability and reliability.

You will drive IaC/CI-CD automation, tune performance across PostgreSQL, Oracle, and DocumentDB, and collaborate with multiple teams on migrations to AWS and Snowflake while building a training curriculum for the Cloud Operations Center of Excellence.