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