Cloud Engineer Senior
Mc lean, VA 22102 United States
Job Description
Location: Hybrid – McLean, VA
Contract: 06+ months contract to hire Must Haves:
8+ years with preference of 10+ dealing with database backgrounds, Cloud database -AWS Lambda, CTF, Automation, Python, Ansible, PowerShell. Position Description:
A successful candidate will have the following characteristics:
Strong experience in AWS Cloud Automation responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based database systems while leveraging automation, scalability, and reliability of the systems. Responsibilities:
- Database management: Design, implement, and maintain Cloud based DBs like AWS Aurora, MongoDB Atlas, Document DB, Neptune, Dynamo DB, Elastic Cache using AWS services
- Cloud Automation: Develop automation, workflows for provisioning, configuration, backups, patching, and scaling using tools like AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Python etc.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use IaC tools (AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Rafay) to manage infrastructure as Code.
- Database Performance Tuning: Expertise and depth in one or more DB technologies specifically on performance tuning aspects of Database and SQL queries
- Strong Database Architecture and Engineering skills Qualifications:
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization of services via OAuth.
• Experience in understanding & implementation Cloud Database Security - IAM & Managed AD
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Database Engineering and Architecture including supporting production environments
• 8+ years of related industry experience in an enterprise environment
• Demonstrable experience with: Postgres Aurora, MongoDB and emerging database technologies like Graph DB, Vector DB
• AWS Cloud Engineering/operations
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git and Artifactory
• Scripting languages (e.g., Groovy / Perl / Python / Ruby)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, driven, and creative individual
• Education Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience(required)