AWS Cloud Database Administrator

Guidehouse•Washington, DC

3d•$77,000 - $129,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) to design, deploy and manage highly available, secure, and scalable database solutions in the AWS cloud. This role will focus on optimizing database performance, ensuring data security, and driving automation for database operations. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with multiple AWS database services, understands modern data architectures, and can collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable data solutions.

Requirements

US Citizenship or Green Card is required and must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Bachelor’s degree. Additional Four (4) expedience can be used in lieu of degree.
Minimum of Four(4) to Eight(8) years experience as a DBA, with at least 2+ years in AWS cloud environments.
Expertise in AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, Dynamo DB, ElastiCache etc.).
Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
Proficiency with database migration and replication tools (AWS DMS, SCT, native replication).
Owns discovery of data systems and data ops, ensures smooth and timely handoff of data systems access, ensures data systems and ops continuity during cutover.
Ensures data systems uptime SLA.
Owns policy for connection pool size, horizontal and vertical scaling, data system resource usage, slow query monitoring and enforcement, backups, downtime, migrations and disaster recovery.
Ownership of services like AWS Aurora (Postgres RDS), AWS DocumentDB, AWS ElastiCache (Redis), AWS CloudFront, AWS S3, AWS Athena, AWS Kinesis, AWS QuickSight.
Hands on experience with scripting (Python, Bash).
Proven ability to work autonomously and collaborate, mentor, help, and support other team members, as needed to solve complex operational and reliability problems.
Familiarity with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
Knowledge of networking, security, and IAM as applied to databases.
No visa sponsorship available for this position.
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (Highly desirable).
AWS Certified Solutions Architect or other specialty certifications.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage AWS-managed databases including RDS (Oracle, PostgreSQL etc.), develop strategies for high availability, replication, failover, and disaster recovery.
Migrate on-premises databases to AWS cloud environments using DMS, or native tools.
Monitor database performance and tune queries, indexes, and configurations.
Implement caching strategies (ElastiCachce, Redis, etc.) to optimize workloads.
Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
Implement database encryption, access controls, and key management using KMS and IAM.
Ensure compliance with industry standards (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2 etc.) as applicable.
Automate provisioning, backups, restores, and monitoring using infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation etc.).
Integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines for schema and data changes.
Manage cost optimization for cloud-based database services.
Set up monitoring and alerting with CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and third-party tools.
Troubleshoot complex database issues across production and non-production environments.
Conduct root cause analysis of incidents and implement preventive measures.
Work closely with developers, architects, and QA to ensure smooth releases.

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)