Cloud Engineer Senior

Cloud Engineer Senior -w2 candidates only • Location: Onsite – McLean, VA -Candidates must be in the DC/MD/VA area. • Assignment Type: 6M CTH • Must Haves: 8+ years exp working with Postgres DB Engineering, 6+ years Postgres, Arora in AWS Ecosystem, knowledge and exp working with AWS Dev. Automation (CFT), solid DB • 2 references • Linkedin must • Interview Information: • Rounds: 2 Rounds (TBD) • Duration: 30 mins | 30 mins • Interview Type: • 1st round: MS Teams, Video Mandatory • 2nd round: MS Teams, Video Mandatory • Please include answers to these question at the top of candidate resume. • How many years of hand on experience do you have in a database engineering role, please tell us you contribution. • How many years of hands-on cloud database design and automation do you have? • Have you worked on aurora provisioning automation using CFT /Terraform? • Have you automated Mongo Atlas provisioning using CFT/Terraform? Qualifications • PostgreSQL Experience • Strong understanding of PostgreSQL architecture, internals, and best practices. • Experience with database design, development, and optimization. • Ability to troubleshoot and resolve PostgreSQL issues. • Experience with AWS Aurora features, such as high availability, Global databases, and storage. • Experience with Aurora management and monitoring tools. • Experience with Aurora's performance and cost optimization strategies. • Good understanding of overall AWS echo system and automation tools i.e. CFT, Terraform Database Administration: • Monitoring database performance, implementing backup and recovery strategies, and troubleshooting database issues. • Performing database tuning and query optimization. • Ensuring database integrity, security, and compliance. • Very well versed with Database Security & Access Management • Database administration experience with supporting traditional DB tech such as Oracle, MongoDB will be highly preferable • Database Migration: • Experience with database migration strategies, including planning, execution, and data integrity verification, including use of AWS DMS services • Familiarity with tools and techniques for migrating data between different database systems i.e. Oracle to PostgreSQL Aurora • Soft skills: • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Self-motivated, driven, and creative individual • Experience with the following are differentiators: • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent work experience(required)