Aurora DBA

Criteria:

• Notice: - Immediate Joiner upto 30 days

• Should not have any accepted offer on hand

• Should be willing to sign an agreement to pay 2x monthly salary in the event of offer drop. The company will compensate 4x monthly salary, if we are unable to honor our offer.

** Please do not apply, if you can't meet any of the above criteria **

About the job
Job Summary:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and enthusiastic Aurora DBA to support the day-to-day operations of Amazon Aurora databases. The candidate will assist in managing cloud-native databases, performing basic administration tasks, monitoring performance, and ensuring data integrity and availability in AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the setup, configuration, and maintenance of Amazon Aurora MySQL clusters.
• Monitor database performance using AWS CloudWatch, RDS console, and third-party tools.
• Perform daily health checks, backups, and routine maintenance activities.
• Support backup/restore processes, snapshots, and database cloning.
• Help ensure data integrity, availability, and security using AWS IAM and Aurora features.
• Assist in basic query tuning and analyzing slow query logs.
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting database issues under guidance.
• Document standard operating procedures and contribute to automation efforts.
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps teams to support database-related tasks in CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in 24/7 support rotations and own resolution of high-impact database incidents.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 2 - 7 years of experience with relational databases, specifically in MySQL or Aurora.
• Basic understanding and experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM).
• Familiarity with SQL, database structures, indexes, and query optimization concepts.
• Experience in PostgreSQL is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of Aurora-specific features (Auto-scaling, Global Databases, Read Replicas) is a plus.
• Good analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Willingness to work in shifts or on-call support (as required).

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certifications
• Exposure to monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, or New Relic.
• Basic scripting knowledge (Python, Bash) for automation.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Exposure to Kubernetes and database provisioning in containerized environments
• Exposure to CyberArk and Dynatrace tools.