Senior Database Reliability Engineer – 24x7 Cloud Ops

Valiant Technologies LLC; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Phoenix seeks an experienced Database Administrator to provide 24x7 support for enterprise database platforms and mission-critical applications. The role covers installation, configuration, upgrades, backup/recovery, replication, and high availability while actively monitoring health and performance.

You will perform root cause analyses, plan changes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across cloud, security, data engineering, and vendors to improve platform

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on DBA experience for PostgreSQL, YugabyteDB, SQL Server, and cloud-native DBs.
• Extensive DBA tasks: installation, config, upgrades, patching, monitoring, backup/recovery, replication, and high availability.
• Troubleshoot production issues related to performance, latency, and reliability.
• Experience with Python, Unix shell scripting, Ansible, Terraform, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on with AWS and/or GCP database services and IaC.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management).
• Strong communication and collaboration in 24x7 production support.
• Willingness to provide rotational weekend/off-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 production support for enterprise database platforms and mission-critical applications.
• Administer database platforms, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, backup and recovery, replication, and high availability.
• Monitor database health, availability, capacity, and performance; identify risks early and implement proactive improvements to reduce incidents.
• Manage and resolve production incidents using established Incident Management processes.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive long-term remediation through Problem Management practices.
• Plan, validate, and implement database changes in alignment with Change Management processes.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, security, data engineering, and vendor teams to troubleshoot issues and improve platform stability.
• Contribute to the architecture, design, engineering, and optimization of enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Develop automation, observability, and self-healing capabilities to improve reliability, reduce manual effort, and increase operational efficiency.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and automation frameworks to identify improvement opportunities and accelerate operational outcomes.

Skills

PostgreSQL

YugabyteDB

SQL Server

Cloud DBs

Automation

DevOps tools

AWS/GCP

ITIL

24x7 support

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub

CI/CD

Grafana

Monitoring

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Phoenix seeks an experienced Database Administrator to provide 24x7 support for enterprise database platforms and mission-critical applications. The role covers installation, configuration, upgrades, backup/recovery, replication, and high availability while actively monitoring health and performance.

You will perform root cause analyses, plan changes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across cloud, security, data engineering, and vendors to improve platform