AWS Cloud DBA

Job Title: AWS Cloud DBA

Location: San Antonio, TX

Experience: 6+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud DBA with strong expertise in AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, optimizing, monitoring, and securing cloud-based database environments across development, testing, and production systems.

This role requires hands-on experience in database administration, performance tuning, disaster recovery, monitoring, automation, and cloud-native database operations within AWS environments.

Required Skills

Primary Skills

• AWS RDS
• Aurora PostgreSQL
• DynamoDB

Secondary Skills

• Python / Bash scripting
• AWS Monitoring Tools:
  • CloudWatch
  • ELK Logs
  • Datadog
• CI/CD and DevOps tools:
  • GitLab

Technical Expertise

• Database administration and cloud database operations
• Performance monitoring and optimization
• Backup and disaster recovery strategies
• IAM role management and security controls
• High availability and failover configurations
• Database upgrades, patching, and scaling

Key Responsibilities

Database Administration

• Create and manage Aurora PostgreSQL clusters and DynamoDB environments
• Perform regular disaster recovery (DR) exercises and validations
• Manage database user accounts, roles, and permissions
• Scale database clusters based on workload requirements
• Perform database upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities

Performance Optimization

• Monitor database performance metrics including:
  • CPU utilization
  • Memory consumption
  • Disk I/O
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks using:
  • CloudWatch
  • ELK Logs
  • Datadog

Backup & Recovery

• Implement robust backup and recovery strategies
• Support import/export operations and AWS_S3 extensions
• Ensure data integrity and availability across environments

Security & Monitoring

• Configure and manage IAM roles for secure access control
• Utilize AWS Management Console for RDS administration
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational health checks
• Support high availability and disaster recovery architectures

Preferred Skills

• Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices
• Exposure to production-grade AWS cloud environments
• Strong troubleshooting and incident resolution skills