Must Have:10 with oracle,3 with Aurora,5 Shell scripts OR Ansible, 2 Cloud Development

Database Services seeking Senior Database Engineer who is responsible for database administration( cloud and on -prem) in a fast-paced operations environment supporting 24x7 business critical applications using analytical and transactional databases having Oracle expertise on new cutting edge technologies -- Cloud and VMC platforms. Database Engineer will be able to script and automate on-prem & cloud database activities, perform troubleshooting on any database issue, performance analysis, ensuring database security, evaluating new database trends and technologies, developing and testing automation scripting and coding required for database administration and associated database tools. Skill and expertise required in Oracle and Aurora Postgres platforms

Responsibilities Include:

Provide DBA support on all aspects of databases administration including provisioning, backup/recovery, replication, deployment and real time production troubleshooting responsibilities on Oracle and Aurora Postgres

Install, configure, monitor, upgrade and maintain database in production and non-production environments

Provide 24x7 on call DBA support for production environment on rotation schedule and on adhoc need basis

Provide Database deployment support for Test and Production environments

Diagnose and address database performance issues using performance monitors and various tuning techniques

Interact with Systems administrators on Linix/Unix/VM operating systems issues related to Databases

Able to write database provisioning, maintenance and reporting cloud automation scripts

Configure and maintain Database High availability

Support data replication and Sharding

Troubleshoot database production problems and database connectivity issues

Implement DR solutions

Ability to work well as a team and as an individual with minimal supervision

Cloud Development and Automation:

Utilize AWS services to develop and automate cloud-based solutions.

Implement and maintain automation scripts to enhance efficiency and scalability.

Leverage AWS Lambda for automation tasks like DB provisioning, deletion etc.

Basic Requirements

More than 10 years of experience in Database administration

Solid hands on experience (5 years) with Aurora Postgres

Extensive Database performance tuning experience

Deep knowledge of industry-standard, enterprise-class best practices for a large database environment

Good experience with AWS Cloud and Linux/VM platform

Expertise in automation via AWS CFT/ Lamda functions ( 3 years)

Deep understanding of HA, DR Database and storage technologies Data replication

Experience implementing, supporting and auditing database security

Hands on automation experience with Python, YAML, Unix Shell scripting, etc.

Preferred Skills

Experience supporting Oracle on prem and Aurora Postgres on AWS

Experience with AWS CFT development

Experience with Database monitoring tools

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working in virtual environment using VMware

Database and Cloud vendor certification