Cloud Database Administrator (DBA / ETL) || Remote || W2 Contract Only

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, V2 Innovations Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Role: Cloud Database Administrator (DBA / ETL) Location: Remote Job Type: W2 Contract (No C2C) Experience: 12+ Years Job Summary The Cloud Database Administrator / ETL Engineer will support, maintain, optimize, and modernize cloud-hosted databases, data pipelines, data warehouses, and data marts. The engineer will work closely with the Chief Applications Officer, Data Engineering Leads, DBAs, and cloud engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions across cloud platforms. Required Skills • Strong experience with Oracle RDS. • Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services such as: S3, Managed Airflow (MWAA), Data Migration Service (DMS). • Experience working with multiple back-end data sources: SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, DynamoDB, Snowflake. • Strong Advanced SQL capability; ability to translate PL/SQL and Stored Procedures to platforms like Snowflake. • Understanding of data warehouse/mart concepts: Normalization, Facts/Dimensions, Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs). • Knowledge of Change Data Capture (CDC); Kafka experience is a plus. • Familiarity with structured/unstructured formats: JSON, XML, CSV. • Experience automating tasks using: Python, PowerShell, Bash. • Ability to write unit test scripts and validate migrated ETL/ELT code. Desired Skills • Experience configuring and troubleshooting Apache Airflow, including DAG design and dependency management. • Knowledge of Snowflake features: Snowpipe Streaming, Cloning, Time-Travel, RBAC. • Experience working in large organizations; state or federal agencies preferred. • Domain experience in Education / Student Data is a plus. • Experience with development tools: GitHub, Jira. Job Responsibilities • Create and manage cloud-native databases and services: RDS Oracle, Aurora, Postgres, Snowflake. • Tune database performance: query optimization, compute scaling, storage performance. • Establish policies for snapshots, PITR, cross-region replication. • Implement security controls: encryption, access policies, masking, auditing (FERPA/PII compliance). • Manage schema migrations, data pipelines, versioned deployments. • Re-engineer and migrate legacy SSIS ETL packages to SQL-based pipelines orchestrated via Apache Airflow. • Perform hands-on solution design, coding, bug fixing, and unit testing. • Develop and maintain Airflow scheduling frameworks for complex workflows. • Conduct performance benchmarking: compare new cloud solutions with legacy on-prem systems. • Work with Jira for task management and GitHub for code reviews, pull requests, and version control. How To Apply Interested candidates can share their updated resumes at: V2 Innovations Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and comply with all EEO and affirmative action guidelines, embracing diversity, inclusion, and fairness in our hiring process. Diversity fuels innovation. Inclusion powers success.