

AWS Database Administrator
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This role is for an AWS Database Administrator on a full-time contract for over 6 months, paying $90,000-$100,000 annually. Key skills include expertise in Oracle, PostgreSQL, and AWS services. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance are required.
π - Country
United States
π± - Currency
$ USD
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π° - Day rate
454.5454545455
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ποΈ - Date discovered
July 29, 2025
π - Project duration
More than 6 months
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ποΈ - Location type
Remote
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π - Contract type
Unknown
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π - Security clearance
Unknown
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π - Location detailed
Washington, DC 20001
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π§ - Skills detailed
#Database Design #Database Security #Scripting #Data Privacy #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Disaster Recovery #Agile #Migration #Replication #AWS CloudTrail #Automation #Database Architecture #Version Control #Scrum #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #AWS CloudWatch #Azure #MySQL #Python #Storage #Data Modeling #VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) #Database Migration #Redshift #Aurora #Database Performance #Logging #Scala #Security #Databases #Oracle #PostgreSQL #Monitoring #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #EC2 #Compliance #Cloud #Aurora RDS #GIT #SQL Server #DBA (Database Administrator) #CLI (Command-Line Interface) #Bash #AWS CLI (Amazon Web Services Command Line Interface) #AWS Lambda #Database Management #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Data Warehouse #Data Storage #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Jira #SQL (Structured Query Language)
Role description
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z SofTech Solutions, is looking to select an AWS Database Engineer to support the US Department of Treasury Cloud enterprise development effort. This effort aims to facilitate holistic multi-cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, OCI and GCP) to meet the Department of Treasuryβs enterprise-wide infrastructure needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and optimizing Relational and open source databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle databases, as well as extensive experience with AWS managed databases including RDS, Aurora and Redshift. This role requires a deep understanding of database failover and recovery, backups, migration of on-premises databases to AWS, and proficiency with AWS CloudWatch. The successful candidate will be passionate about ensuring database performance, availability, and security, and experienced in handling data warehouses. This opportunity will be fully remote.
Responsibilities:
Database Management: Administer, maintain, and implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of databases.
Database Design and Architecture: Collaborate with the team to design highly available, scalable, and secure database architectures.
Performance Tuning: Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required to ensure optimal performance.
Failover and Recovery: Design and execute database backup and recovery strategies, including failover planning and testing.
Migration and Upgrade: Lead migration projects from on-premises databases to AWS, including planning, execution, and validation of database migrations and upgrades.
Security and Compliance: Ensure database security measures are in place, including access controls and audit logging. Comply with all applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
Data Warehousing: Manage and optimize AWS Redshift instances and other data warehousing solutions for scalable and efficient data storage and analysis.
Monitoring: Utilize AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools to ensure database health, performance, and to automate scaling and notifications.
Troubleshooting and Support: Provide high-level support for complex database issues, including troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, etc.
Automated Monitoring: Set up and configure automated monitoring and alerting for database health, performance, and uptime using AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and other tools.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree and at least 4 years of experience. 8 Years of Experience in Lieu of a degree.
Must be U.S Citizen.
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance to start.
Database Expertise: Proven experience as a DBA with expertise in Oracle and Postgres databases.
AWS Managed Databases: Extensive experience with AWS database services, including Aurora, RDS, and Redshift.
Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with AWS infrastructure and services like EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, and Lambda.
Automation and Scripting: Experience with automation tools and scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or AWS Lambda to automate database tasks.
Monitoring and Logging: Experience with AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and other monitoring tools to ensure high availability and performance.
Failover and Recovery: Solid experience in database failover, recovery procedures, and disaster recovery planning.
Comprehensive understanding of modern database design, database management, and best practices.
Strong understanding of the software development and release management processes.
Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
Migration Experience: Demonstrated experience with migrating on-premises databases to AWS.
Proficient in SQL, database design, and data modeling. Familiarity with AWS CLI, SDKs, and CloudWatch.
GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS:
Β· Citizenship β Must be a US Citizen.
Β· Clearance β Ability to obtain and hold a public trust.
Β· Location β This role will be Remote/Telework
Desired:
AWS or relevant database certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, PostgreSQL Professional).
Scripting Skills: Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation of database tasks.
Data Warehousing: Experience with data warehouse design, implementation, and optimization, for example, AWS Redshift.
Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Service now
Experience utilizing version control systems like Git and SVN.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20001