Senior Database Engineer – Database Management

Apex Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

ESPP

401K plan

HSA

EAP with counseling

Corporate discounts

Certification discounts

Training programs

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems seeks a Senior Database Administrator Expert to lead enterprise PostgreSQL and MySQL environments, drive migrations to AWS, and ensure security, availability, and scalability of critical databases. The role requires hands-on clustering, replication, and performance tuning across on-premises and AWS.

Responsibilities include migration leadership, capacity planning, and collaboration with security and development teams in a fast-paced, on-site Washington, DC environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree with 8-12 years of relevant experience or MS degree with 6-10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success managing enterprise PostgreSQL and MySQL environments in hybrid on-premises and AWS.
• Strong expertise in PostgreSQL and MySQL administration including installation, configuration, optimization, clustering and replication.
• Experience with VMware, AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience migrating PostgreSQL and MySQL clusters to AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with backup/recovery tools, monitoring, automation scripting, and disaster recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain PostgreSQL and MySQL platforms across on-premises and AWS.
• Configure, manage, and optimize AWS database services including RDS and Aurora.
• Plan and execute migrations of PostgreSQL and MySQL to AWS cloud platforms.
• Design and maintain MySQL clustering, replication, failover, and high-availability solutions.
• Contribute to database architecture, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor performance, integrity, and security; investigate production incidents.
• Perform routine maintenance: index optimization, query tuning, backups, and checks.
• Lead migration projects (lift-and-shift, modernization, re-platforming).
• Manage database accounts, roles, and permissions with least privilege.

Skills

PostgreSQL administration

MySQL administration

AWS cloud

Cluster replication

Backup and recovery

SQL performance tuning

Security and IAM

On-call readiness

Education

BS degree

MS degree

Tools

VMware

AWS EC2

Amazon RDS

Amazon Aurora

MySQL Cluster

Job description

Job#: 3039169

Job Description:

Senior Database Engineer - Database Management

Location: Washington, D.C. (On-site)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator Expert to lead enterprise database environments to the AWS Cloud. This role requires expertise in AWS MySQL, with strong hands-on experience in MySQL cluster administration, PostgreSQL, and SQL database technologies. The position involves ensuring the security, availability, reliability, and scalability of mission-critical databases. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently, collaborate with various teams, and perform well in a fast-paced, high-urgency environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain enterprise-level PostgreSQL and MySQL database platforms across on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
• Configure, manage, and optimize AWS database services including Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon Aurora, and MySQL Cluster environments.
• Plan and execute migrations of PostgreSQL and MySQL databases from on-premises environments to AWS cloud platforms.
• Design, implement, and maintain MySQL clustering, replication, failover, and high-availability solutions.
• Contribute to database architecture, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor database performance, integrity, and security, and investigate anomalies and production incidents.
• Perform routine database maintenance, including index optimization, query tuning, backups, and consistency checks.
• Oversee and lead migration projects, including lift-and-shift, modernization, and re-platforming efforts to AWS.
• Manage database accounts, roles, and permissions according to least privilege and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to streamline deployments and incident resolution.
• Mentor junior DBAs and establish operational best practices.

Required Qualifications

• BS degree with 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success managing enterprise PostgreSQL and MySQL environments in hybrid (on-premises and AWS cloud) infrastructures.
• Strong expertise in PostgreSQL and MySQL administration across on-premises and AWS cloud environments, including installation, configuration, optimization, clustering, and replication.
• Proven ability to manage PostgreSQL and MySQL environments across multiple platforms including VMware, AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Strong experience with MySQL Cluster, replication technologies, and high-availability database architectures.
• Hands-on experience migrating PostgreSQL and MySQL clusters to AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with backup and recovery tools, monitoring solutions, automation scripting, and disaster recovery planning.
• Capability to troubleshoot database performance issues, analyze execution plans, and optimize SQL queries.
• Experience implementing database security solutions including encryption, IAM integration, SSL/TLS, and secure access controls.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotations and perform maintenance during scheduled windows.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Database Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud/database certifications.
• Experience with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Aurora MySQL.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking, storage, security, and infrastructure services.
• Experience automating database administration tasks using shell scripting, Python, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus.
• Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical enterprise database environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Public Trust clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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