Senior Open-Source DB Admin: AWS Cloud, Automation

Apex Systems; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Atlanta, GA seeks a Senior Open Source Database Administrator to support, administer, and optimize open-source databases in a hybrid AWS environment. This contract-to-hire role focuses on database operations, cloud management, automation, and performance tuning for enterprise-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities include administering MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Aurora; performing tuning and maintenance; managing replication, backups and recovery; and enabling

Qualifications

• 7+ years of database administration experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL and MariaDB required.
• Strong experience with Amazon Aurora (PostgreSQL and/or MySQL) and AWS database services (RDS, EC2, Redshift) required.

Responsibilities

• Administer MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Aurora databases.
• Perfomace tuning, patching, maintenance; troubleshoot issues.
• Manage replication, backup, and recovery processes.
• Handle AWS database tasks (RDS, EC2, Redshift).
• Utilize Terraform and Ansible for automation.
• Participate in monitoring, on-call rotation, and incident response.
• Contribute to cost-optimization initiatives.

Skills

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MariaDB

Aurora

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Automation

Job description

Everforth Apex in Atlanta, GA seeks a Senior Open Source Database Administrator to support, administer, and optimize open-source databases in a hybrid AWS environment. This contract-to-hire role focuses on database operations, cloud management, automation, and performance tuning for enterprise-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities include administering MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Aurora; performing tuning and maintenance; managing replication, backups and recovery; and enabling