Database Architect & Administrator (AWS | SQL | NoSQL | Time Series)

• Design, maintain, and optimize relational database systems (MySQL, Amazon Aurora, Oracle, etc.).

• Architect and manage dual-database solutions combining relational and time-series or NoSQL systems.

• Implement and monitor database replication across multiple AWS regions for high availability and disaster recovery.

• Develop and maintain nightly backup scripts, performance scripts, and automated maintenance routines.

• Run performance testing, query optimization, and capacity planning to ensure database efficiency and scalability.

• Collaborate with backend and DevOps teams to improve database-driven application performance.

• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with company and regional data protection standards.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database-related incidents and performance issues.

• Evaluate and recommend new database technologies or AWS services to enhance system performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 3+ years of experience as a Database Administrator or Database Architect.

• Hands-on experience with relational databases such as MySQL, Amazon Aurora, or Oracle.

• Working knowledge of NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra) and time-series databases (e.g., InfluxDB, TimescaleDB).

• Strong knowledge of Amazon AWS database and storage services (RDS, Aurora, S3, DynamoDB, etc.).

• Experience with database replication, clustering, and multi-region failover.

• Proficiency in SQL query optimization, indexing strategies, and database tuning.

• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation tasks.

• Understanding of database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.

• Certifications in relational or cloud database technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Database Specialty, Oracle DBA, MySQL Certified Professional) are a plus.