AWS Database Engineer (RedShift & RDS)

Infosys • Raleigh, AZ

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About The Position

As an AWS DevOps Engineer with a database focus, you will design, administer, and support AWS cloud infrastructure, Amazon Redshift and RDS databases, and DevOps automation for a client in the financial services sector. The position involves managing and optimizing AWS services, database administration, deployment automation, and troubleshooting production issues to support system reliability and availability.

In the assigned role of Infrastructure Consultant 2, you will collaborate with internal and client teams to resolve complex incidents, assess IT infrastructure, design scalable and cost-effective solutions, manage releases and deployments, coordinate maintenance and upgrades, analyze performance, and support security, recovery, and compliance activities. You will also identify automation and process-improvement opportunities, liaise with onsite, offshore, and vendor teams, and build a centralized repository of technical and procedural knowledge.

The Infosys Financial Services unit works with financial institutions on digital transformation using AI, cloud, and data-led innovation, including projects across banking, wealth management, and insurance. The position may require relocation and/or travel to the work or project location. Applicants authorized to work in the United States are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution, or three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of each year of education.
• Ability to manage and optimize AWS services, including Amazon Redshift and RDS.
• Database administration experience or capability, including performance tuning, backup, recovery, and monitoring.
• Ability to automate deployments, infrastructure provisioning, and operational processes.
• Understanding of production troubleshooting and system reliability and availability.
• Collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to handle complex incidents and implement resolutions.
• Ability to assess IT infrastructure and identify optimization opportunities.
• Focused approach to deployment management, system optimization, and process automation.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Database – Specialty certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certification.
• Python or Bash automation experience.
• Experience with Aurora or PostgreSQL.
• Database migration experience using AWS DMS.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code development and management using Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and client teams to resolve complex incidents, conduct root cause analyses, and document findings and preventive recommendations.
• Evaluate client IT infrastructure, prepare actionable assessment reports, and support due diligence on infrastructure maturity and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to scalable, cost-effective IT infrastructure designs, review reusable components, and develop technical documentation for deployed systems.
• Align release schedules and environment readiness; execute deployments, perform post-deployment testing, and manage version control.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules, emergency fixes, and technology upgrades while maintaining integration with existing systems and processes.
• Analyze performance data, coordinate insights on system behavior, and support capacity planning.
• Conduct security checks, recovery drills, and compliance audits; implement security measures and coordinate continuity plans.
• Identify automation opportunities, analyze infrastructure processes, and propose efficiency improvements.
• Liaise with onsite, offshore, and vendor teams to document project requirements and support collaboration.
• Develop a centralized repository of technical and procedural knowledge and reuse insights from other projects.
• Manage and optimize AWS services, including Amazon Redshift and RDS.
• Administer databases, including performance tuning, backup, recovery, and monitoring.
• Automate deployments, infrastructure provisioning, and operational processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support system reliability and availability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal insurance.
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level