Senior Cloud DB Engineer – Hybrid (AWS RDS)

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

Job summary

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support databases for customer production apps, software development, and maintenance projects. Local DMV candidates may hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities include managing RDS MySQL/PostgreSQL in AWS, security, backups, and performance tuning. The role requires deep Linux knowledge, extensive DB lifecycle management experience, and AWS/Azure exposure, with a path to government clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other IT degree; Engineering, math, and/or science degrees are acceptable substitute degrees
• 15+ years of relevant 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 database internals
• Experience in Database Lifecycle Management (DLM)
• Experience in Data Scrubbing, Data Masking, Data Compare and Review
• Experience in improving Database user/systems authentication robustness
• AWS and/or Azure experience
• Relevant certification
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Suitability/Public Trust Background Clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration to RDS MySQL and PostgreSQL databases engines within the AWS Cloud environment
• Install, configure, and maintain database instances, including managing RDS Parameter Groups, Option Groups and coordinating engine version upgrades/patches
• Manage database security and user permissions and privileges including IAM Database authentication, VPC security groups and user permissions/privileges
• Develop and/or maintain database objects and optimize vacuum or buffer pool settings
• Monitor and optimize database performance and tuning
• Manage and ensure compliance with database backup strategies
• Customer support to database and associated application development team
• Maintain Database Lifecycle Management processes detailed by customer specifications
• Provide impact information on proposed changes to application and its database structure
• Provide schedule and resource requirements to stakeholders concerning proposed changes to the application and associated database
• Provide sizing recommendations for new databases or changes to existing databases
• Participate in meetings with Solution Delivery Service staff and stakeholders
• Work with other database admins to ensure optimal efficiency and optimization of databases, server clusters, replications, back-up strategies, and database services

Skills

MySQL administration

PostgreSQL administration

AWS

Linux

Database security

Data masking

Data scrubbing

DB performance tuning

Azure experience

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

AWS RDS/Aurora

PostgreSQL extensions

GIT

Ansible Tower

Jenkins

Schema Conversion Tool

AWS DMS

Job description

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support databases for customer production apps, software development, and maintenance projects. Local DMV candidates may hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities include managing RDS MySQL/PostgreSQL in AWS, security, backups, and performance tuning. The role requires deep Linux knowledge, extensive DB lifecycle management experience, and AWS/Azure exposure, with a path to government clearance.