Senior Multi-Cloud Database Engineer – AI-Driven Ops

Relha LLC; Scottsdale, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible work location

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a database-focused engineer to design, deploy, and manage high-perf clusters across multi-clouds. You will architect solutions on AWS, GCP, and Azure, build IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and drive automation and incident readiness.

Collaboration with data science and ML teams is essential for analytics and platform resilience. The role emphasizes observability, security, and scalability, with a balanced hybrid schedule and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in BigTable, Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, BigQuery, and Kubernetes.
• Expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and GitOps automation frameworks.
• Strong programming in Python and SQL; familiarity with Bash, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.
• Linux system administration and distributed systems troubleshooting skills.
• Deep understanding of observability tools (Grafana, Datadog, ELK).
• Strong focus on system reliability, performance tuning, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage high-performance database clusters (BigTable, Oracle, MySQL, Cloud SQL).
• Architect multi-cloud database solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Build Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Packer.
• Optimize databases through indexing, partitioning, tuning, and query improvements.
• Automate schema deployment and management using GitOps and CI/CD workflows.
• Lead incident response and implement self-healing and failover strategies.
• Develop observability and alerting systems using Grafana, Datadog, and Prometheus.
• Create Python-based automation and AI-driven optimization tools for database operations.
• Ensure database security, compliance, and documentation best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and ML teams to support analytics and platform goals.

Skills

BigTable

Oracle

MySQL/MariaDB

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

BigQuery

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

GitOps

Python

SQL

Bash

Java

Scala

AWS

GCP

Azure

Grafana

Datadog

ELK

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

GitOps

Grafana

Datadog

Prometheus

Job description

PayPal is seeking a database-focused engineer to design, deploy, and manage high-perf clusters across multi-clouds. You will architect solutions on AWS, GCP, and Azure, build IaC with Terraform/Ansible, and drive automation and incident readiness.

Collaboration with data science and ML teams is essential for analytics and platform resilience. The role emphasizes observability, security, and scalability, with a balanced hybrid schedule and generous benefits.