Database Engineer

Job Title: Database Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid)
Domain: Finance
Experience Required: 15+ Years Overall Experience
Required Experience in Mandatory Skills: 10+ Years
Local Candidates Preferred

Mandatory Skills

1. PostgreSQL
2. SQL
3. DBA
4. Oracle

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Database Engineer / Database Lead Operations to oversee the operations, monitoring, optimization, and reliability of enterprise database environments. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Oracle RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS cloud database operations, and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and leadership experience managing production database operations in high-availability environments.

Key Responsibilities

Database Operations

1. Manage and support Oracle RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL production environments
2. Lead incident management and resolution for database outages and performance issues
3. Monitor database health, alerting, and operational performance
4. Coordinate patching, upgrades, maintenance, backup, and recovery operations

Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

1. Manage cloud-native database infrastructure on AWS
2. Maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
3. Execute disaster recovery and backup strategies
4. Perform capacity planning, database tuning, and cost optimization

Technical Leadership

1. Lead and mentor database administrators and engineering teams
2. Collaborate with development and architecture teams on database optimization
3. Participate in technical reviews and architectural decisions

Security & Compliance

1. Implement database security controls, encryption, auditing, and access management
2. Ensure compliance with enterprise security and data protection standards
3. Manage vulnerability assessments and remediation activities

Required Skills & Experience

1. 15+ years of overall IT experience
2. 7+ years of hands-on database administration and operations experience
3. 3+ years of leadership experience managing DBA/Operations teams
4. Strong expertise in:
   1. Oracle Database & Oracle RDS
   2. Aurora PostgreSQL & PostgreSQL Performance Tuning
   3. SQL & Database Optimization
   4. Terraform & AWS Cloud
5. Experience with backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and database monitoring
6. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with:
   1. AWS CloudWatch / DataDog
   2. CI/CD pipelines
   3. Docker / Kubernetes
   4. Python or PowerShell scripting
2. AWS / Oracle / PostgreSQL certifications are a plus
3. Experience working in Finance domain environments preferred

Technology Stack

1. Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c/21c)
2. Oracle RDS (AWS)
3. Aurora PostgreSQL
4. PostgreSQL 12+
5. Terraform
6. AWS Cloud Platform
7. Python / PowerShell
8. CloudWatch / DataDog