Senior DBA (Remote) - AWS RDS PostgreSQL/MySQL Expert

Eliassen Group; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior DBA for a remote contract role to support a Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement program. You will design and optimize PostgreSQL and MySQL databases on Amazon RDS, automate deployments with Python, Shell, Ansible, and CloudFormation, and drive performance improvements while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust

Qualifications

• Experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL on Amazon RDS.
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, Lake Formation, QuickSight, DynamoDB, Redshift).
• Containerization experience with Docker or Kubernetes for DB workloads.
• Experience supporting Java and PySpark applications.
• Experience developing Ansible scripts.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy scalable PostgreSQL and MySQL solutions on Amazon RDS.
• Create, deploy, and maintain database scripts, procedures, and views with Python/Shell/Ansible.
• Manage upgrades, recovery, failover, and replication with minimal oversight.
• Monitor health and performance using CloudWatch Database Insights.

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS Glue

Athena

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Python

Shell

Ansible

AWS CloudFormation

RDS

Lambda

Lake Formation

QuickSight

DynamoDB

Redshift

Kinesis

OpenSearch

ECS

EKS

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior DBA for a remote contract role to support a Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement program. You will design and optimize PostgreSQL and MySQL databases on Amazon RDS, automate deployments with Python, Shell, Ansible, and CloudFormation, and drive performance improvements while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust