Senior Open-Source DBA: Cloud, HA & Automation

Nagarro; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Nagarro is seeking a Senior Open-Source Database Administrator to join our Atlanta team. Onsite- Hybrid (3 days a week in office), the role focuses on evaluating, designing, and managing open-source databases in a cloud-first, distributed environment.

The position emphasizes high availability, performance tuning, and cost-efficient database operations across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and AWS Aurora services. Strong scripting, IaC, and automation experience are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in database administration with a focus on open-source technologies.
• Strong experience with MySQL 8.0, PostgreSQL 17, MariaDB 10.6, Amazon Aurora PG 15, Amazon Aurora MySQL in production environments, including version management and lifecycle support.
• Hands-on experience with AWS database services including RDS, EC2, Aurora, and Redshift.
• Proven experience designing and managing high availability architectures, including replication, failover strategies, and distributed database systems.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support open-source database platforms including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Amazon Aurora PG, Amazon Aurora MySQL.
• Ensure performance, availability, scalability, and reliability of production and non-production databases, proactively identifying and resolving performance, capacity, replication, and distributed data issues.
• Perform routine database maintenance including vacuuming, indexing, archiving, patching, and upgrades; install, configure, and maintain database software across hybrid cloud environments.
• Design, implement, and support replication and data movement solutions including Tungsten Replicator and AWS DMS.
• Support AWS database services (RDS, EC2, Aurora, Redshift), ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Skills

MySQL 8.0

PostgreSQL 17

MariaDB 10.6

Amazon Aurora PG

Amazon Aurora MySQL

AWS RDS/EC2/Aurora/Redshift

Replication & HA

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Linux & shell scripting

Cost optimization

AI tooling / prompt engineering

Tools

PMM (Percona)

CloudWatch

New Relic

Job description

Nagarro is seeking a Senior Open-Source Database Administrator to join our Atlanta team. Onsite- Hybrid (3 days a week in office), the role focuses on evaluating, designing, and managing open-source databases in a cloud-first, distributed environment.

The position emphasizes high availability, performance tuning, and cost-efficient database operations across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and AWS Aurora services. Strong scripting, IaC, and automation experience are required.