Database Administrator

Requirements:

• 5+ years of related work experience with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS, and Amazon RDS Aurora.
• Fundamental understanding of database internals for at least one of the above database engines.
• Experience working in Agile software development.
• Experience with source control management tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub).
• Intermediate- to advanced-level expertise in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, or Go.
• Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production cloud infrastructure in Amazon Web Services.
• General understanding and experience with the Linux operating system, networking, and containers.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience designing and deploying fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• Carries out assignments with little coaching or guidance from others.