Senior Database Administrator

encora10; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

encora10 is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer to own PostgreSQL databases on AWS, focusing on availability, performance, and security. You will combine hands-on operations with data modeling support for development teams and automate infrastructure management.

You will monitor health, tune queries, design backups, and work with developers on data models while provisioning infrastructure through IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• Strong PostgreSQL experience with tuning, backups, and recovery.
• Experience with AWS RDS or Aurora in production environments.
• Proficiency in SQL and relational database design.
• Collaborates with development teams on data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Operate PostgreSQL databases on AWS with emphasis on availability.
• Monitor health and tune queries to improve performance.
• Design and maintain backup and recovery processes.
• Collaborate with developers on data models that meet app needs.
• Provision and manage infrastructure using IaC practices.
• Troubleshoot issues and document architecture, procedures, and security controls.

Skills

PostgreSQL expertise

AWS RDS/Aurora

SQL proficiency

Data modeling collaboration

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Role overview

Own the reliability, performance, and security of PostgreSQL databases hosted on AWS. The work combines hands‑on database operations with data‑modeling support for development teams and automation of database infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Operate PostgreSQL databases and related AWS services, including RDS or Aurora, with a focus on availability and performance.
• Monitor database health and tune queries and database settings to improve performance.
• Design and maintain backup and recovery processes.
• Work with developers on data models that meet application needs.
• Provision and manage database infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Troubleshoot database issues and document architecture, operating procedures, and security controls.

Requirements

• Strong PostgreSQL experience, including performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
• Experience managing databases with AWS services such as RDS or Aurora.
• Proficiency in SQL and database design principles.
• Experience collaborating with development teams on data modeling.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of observability practices and tools for database monitoring.
• Experience with other databases, such as MySQL or MongoDB.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote position based in Brazil.