Key skills
PostgreSQLOracleSQL ServerAuroraMongoDBCI/CD toolsLiquibaseGitHub ActionsAzure DevOpsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleAWSAzureGCPDatabase securityEncryptionAuditingKafka clusterDatabase performance tuningDatabase replicationDatabase backup and disaster recoverySQLNoSQLKafkaGitHubCI/CD
About this role
AXS is a company that connects fans with the artists and teams they love, selling millions of tickets to various events each year. They are seeking a Database Engineer II to design, implement, and maintain scalable data solutions, collaborating with teams to optimize databases and ensure performance and security.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Aurora, MongoDB, etc.)
- Integrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines to enable automated schema migrations, rollback, and testing
- Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) for database provisioning (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure database performance, health, and security
- Optimize database queries, indexes, and execution plans to improve performance and reduce costs
- Manage high availability, replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
- Collaborate with developers, SREs, and DevOps engineers to ensure smooth and secure application-to-database integration
- Enforce security best practices, including encryption, key management (AWS KMS/CMK), access control, and compliance with data regulations
- Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root cause analysis
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of experience as a Database Engineer / DBA with at least 3+ years in a DevOps/Cloud environment
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Aurora (at least one deeply, others working knowledge)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Liqbase, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure/GCP a plus)
- Solid understanding of database security, encryption, and auditing
- Solid understand on Kafka cluster
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills