• Support and manage the Aurora PostgreSQL database environments
• Automate the build and support tasks across database technologies (i.e. Oracle, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL)
• Adhere to best practices on Incident, Problem and Change management
• Lead projects independently with minimal guidance
• Responsible for managing and supporting Aurora PostgreSQL database platforms working closely with AWS, application support teams, and infrastructure teams
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database instances on AWS
• Recommend and implement database security policies
• Recommend and implement database backup, recovery, and redundancy strategies
• Implement automated procedures to proactively handle issues and alerts

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge on AWS cloud technologies; AWS certification would be a plus
• 5+ year experience managing large scale Aurora database environments
• Strong performance Tuning and Optimization skills including re-writing SQLs for optimal performance.
• Extensive experience with Automation using Terraform, Ansible, Chef