AWS Database Administrator

What does a successful AWS Database Administrator do at Fiserv?

We are looking for an AWS Database Administrator to help us manage, optimize and secure cloud-based database platforms that support critical business applications. In this role, we partner across technology, security and application teams to maintain reliable, scalable and high-performing database environments in AWS.

A successful person in this role brings strong database administration experience, cloud platform knowledge and a practical approach to operational excellence. We value professionals who are proactive, collaborative and focused on delivering secure and resilient solutions that align with business priorities.

What you will do:

- Administer and support databases hosted in AWS environments

- Manage cloud database services, including Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora

- Support self-managed database platforms hosted on Amazon EC2

- Monitor database performance, availability and capacity across production and non-production environments

- Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades and maintenance activities

- Develop and maintain backup, recovery and disaster recovery procedures

- Troubleshoot database incidents, performance bottlenecks and service interruptions

- Partner with application, infrastructure and DevOps teams to support releases and environment readiness

- Implement database security controls, including access management, encryption and auditing

- Support database migration and modernization initiatives from on-premises environments to AWS

- Create and maintain automation scripts for recurring operational tasks

- Prepare and maintain technical documentation, support procedures and operational runbooks

- Participate in on-call rotation and support critical incident response as needed

- Identify opportunities to improve scalability, reliability and operational efficiency

What you will need to have:

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

- Experience administering enterprise database environments in production settings

- Hands-on experience with AWS database platforms such as Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora

- Experience with one or more relational database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server

- Experience with database backup and recovery, high availability and disaster recovery concepts

- Knowledge of database performance tuning, query optimization and troubleshooting

- Understanding of AWS core services related to database operations, including IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, KMS and security groups

- Scripting experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell or SQL

- Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills

- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment

What would be great to have:

- AWS certification such as AWS Certified Database Specialty, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect

- Experience in financial services, payments or another regulated industry

- Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation

- Familiarity with database migration tools and cloud modernization programs

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

- Exposure to NoSQL technologies such as DynamoDB & DSQL

- Experience with enterprise monitoring, alerting and incident management tools