Cloud Database Engineer

Cloud Database Engineer

18850 N 56th St, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Hybrid 2-3X per week)

Job Description

We're seeking a Cloud Database Engineer with deep expertise in YugabyteDB and/or PostgreSQL to join a high-impact Database Engineering team.

This team is responsible for selecting and operationalizing database technologies across the enterprise, both on-prem and in public cloud environments. You'll define, design, implement, test, and communicate architectures, configurations, and best practices for scalable, secure, and highly available database deployments.

You'll evaluate new versions, features, and extensions of YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL for performance, scalability, availability, monitoring, and security. You'll also collaborate with hosting, DBA, and operations teams to harden these technologies for mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate, deploy, and manage YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL in GCP and/or AWS
• Evaluate and prepare cloud-native database offerings for enterprise use
• Document and present best practices to development, DBA, and support teams
• Design and implement HA, replication, backup/restore, and monitoring strategies
• Ensure security, fault tolerance, and performance optimization

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of ACID, CAP, and consistency models
• Experience with YugabyteDB, PostgreSQL, or similar distributed SQL databases
• Hands-on experience with Patroni, pgBackRest, or similar HA/backup tools
• Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Python, or Ansible
• Familiarity with cloud-native database infrastructure (storage, compute, security)

Preferred Experience

• Logical replication tools like GoldenGate or pglogical

• Unix/Linux command-line proficiency
• Scripting for test harnesses or database utilities
• Prior DBA or Unix sysadmin experience
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, VMWare, or OpenShift
• Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud virtualization

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