Senior Cloud Database Engineer

Peoplebank - Victoria, TX

Full-time - Senior

Victoria, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Cloud Database Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for designing, delivering, and managing Database Services for the company's public cloud providers. This position is crucial for ensuring the stable operations of the organization's Database Services environment, with a focus on maintenance, monitoring, and support. The role is a 6-month contract with potential extensions, based in Burnley/Richmond, requiring 3 days of in-office work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and evolve Cloud Database Services, ensuring stability and alignment with the technology roadmap.
• Design and implement detailed solutions that meet business needs and follow high-level architecture.
• Support database integration and optimization for Star Track and other subsidiaries.
• Plan and execute database upgrades and patches with minimal business disruption.
• Oversee database disaster recovery planning and adherence to security standards.
• Monitor and optimize service management metrics (e.g., incidents, changes).

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in Database related technologies in both on-premises and Cloud environments.
• Proven operational experience in AWS, GCP, or Azure PostgresSQL.
• Proven operational experience in AWS, GCP, or Azure MySQL.
• Operational experience in either Microsoft or Azure SQL or Oracle RAC aware or Exadata databases.
• Knowledge and experience with technology-specific coding language for automation, e.g. PowerShell, Terraform or Ansible.
• ITIL certified with an understanding of Agile.