Sr. CockroachDB Database Engineer

Matlen Silver; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance (

401(k) plan

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Sr. CockroachDB Database Engineer in Chandler, AZ to design, build, and operate CockroachDB as a DBaaS on Linux.

This hands-on role requires deep distributed DB knowledge and strong automation experience to enable scalable, reliable deployments. You will lead development of standards, provisioning automation, and high-availability architectures while ensuring security and governance align with enterprise policies.

Qualifications

• Hands-on CockroachDB architecture and administration.
• Automation experience using Ansible and shell scripting.
• Experience with multi-region deployments and high availability.
• Strong IaC background (Terraform, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk).
• 8+ years of database engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Security, encryption, RBAC, and governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop standards, reference architectures, and best practices for CockroachDB deployments.
• Build automation frameworks for scalable, repeatable deployments using Ansible and scripting.
• Design and implement self-service provisioning for application teams.
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, monitoring, failover, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Define and implement security, compliance, and governance controls.

Skills

CockroachDB

Ansible

Shell scripting

Distributed DB

Multi-region deployments

IaC (Terraform)

Monitoring (Prometheus)

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Job Title: Sr. CockroachDB Database Engineer

Duration: 12-18 months

Location: Chandler, AZ

The Sr. CockroachDB Database Engineer will be a hands‑on Engineer responsible for designing, building, and operationalizing CockroachDB as an enterprise Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) on Linux platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and enforce engineering standards, reference architectures, and best practices
• Build automation frameworks using Ansible, shell scripting, and infrastructure-as-code principles to enable scalable, repeatable deployments
• Design and implement self-service provisioning capabilities for application teams
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, monitoring, failover, and disaster recovery capabilities
• Define and implement security, compliance, and governance controls aligned with enterprise policies
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and escalation point for CockroachDB-related issues
• Continuously improve platform reliability, efficiency, and developer experience

Primary skills: CockroachDB DBA experience, Ansible Playbook, Shell Scripting, Distributed DB Knowledge

• Strong hands‑on experience with CockroachDB architecture and administration
• Deep understanding of distributed database systems (replication, consistency, consensus models)
• Expertise in automation using Ansible playbooks
• Strong shell scripting (Bash/Korn Shell) for automation and operational tooling
• Expertise in using AI Tools like Github Copilot or any other AI tools to write the code
• Experience with multi-region deployment architectures and high availability design
• Database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning
• 8+ years of database engineering experience in enterprise environments
• Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Experience in monitoring, alerting, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Solid understanding of backup, restore, failover, and disaster recovery strategies
• Experience implementing security controls, encryption, RBAC, and compliance standards
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder communication skills
• Familiarity with Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline integration for database provisioning
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments

About Matlen Silver

Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [e-mail] // 908-393-8600

At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)