Cloud DBA :: Nashville, TN (Hybrid) :: Contract
About The Position
The Cloud DBA oversees day-to-day monitoring, management, and remediation of the team's cloud databases on AWS. The role supports production databases and development teams with schema design, access patterns, and database strategy. Primary focus areas include performance tuning and monitoring, cost analysis and management, data security and auditing, access administration, and backup and recovery. The position creates and administers highly available AWS cloud databases, monitors AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), and proactively tunes database systems and costs. It also monitors database uptime and SLAs with CloudWatch, manages user access and auditing, and diagnoses and resolves database issues. The work schedule is hybrid, combining remote work with onsite work at the Nashville office. The business workday is 7.5 hours, though work volume may require extended evening and late-night hours.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of DBA experience.
- At least 5 years of AWS experience.
- Experience with database design and platform optimization, particularly PostgreSQL, Redshift, and DynamoDB.
- Proficiency in SQL.
- Experience with backup and recovery.
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule with remote and onsite work in the Nashville office.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Oracle experience.
- Experience with CRM, finance, or accounting systems.
- Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and Agile, SAFe, Scrum, CI/CD, and DevOps concepts.
- Knowledge of coding best practices, cloud security, and DevOps.
- Knowledge of ETL solutions such as Glue and Lambda functions.
- Knowledge of dashboards and platforms such as AWS QuickSight, Google Looker, Tableau, and Power BI.
- Knowledge of big data technologies such as Hive and Spark.
- AWS certification.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, manage, and remediate cloud databases on AWS.
- Support development teams with schema design, access patterns, and database strategy.
- Tune and monitor database performance.
- Analyze and manage database costs to maximize ROI.
- Manage database security, auditing, and user access.
- Create, maintain, and administer highly available AWS cloud databases.
- Build and monitor AWS Database Migration Service (DMS).
- Perform database backup and recovery and environment refreshes.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot database-related problems, resolving issues promptly to minimize downtime.
- Monitor uptime and SLAs using CloudWatch.
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