NAVA Software Solutions

Database Engineer

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This role is for a Database Engineer in Englewood, NJ, offering a W2 contract. Key skills include MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, and automation tools like Ansible. Candidates must have local availability for in-person interviews and strong Linux and scripting experience.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
June 3, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Englewood, NJ
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Security #Datadog #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #DevSecOps #EC2 #Disaster Recovery #Replication #Linux #PostgreSQL #Shell Scripting #Monitoring #Python #Databases #RDS (Amazon Relational Database Service) #Redis #Cloud #Aurora #Complex Queries #DynamoDB #MySQL #Ansible #Scripting
Role description
Job Title: Database Engineer Location: Englewood, NJ W2 Contract / C2C(Own Corp) Only Note: Need local candidates who can attend In person interview . Job Descriptio • n:Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL databases in both on-premise and AWS environment • s.Manage Replication solutions for each Database based on application requirement for proper High Availabilit • y.Administer and Optimize AWS Managed database services (RDS, AURORA, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, S3, EC2 • ).Automate routine tasks and infrastructure setup using tools like Ansible and AWS CloudFormatio • n.Design and implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems (CloudWatch , PMM, Datadog, MonYog) to proactively identify performance bottlenecks and apply necessary optimizations or fixe • s.Perform daily maintenance, health checks, and capacity planning to ensure database reliability across all environment • s.Collaborate with application developers to design efficient schemas, optimize complex queries, and enhance database performanc • e.Work closely with DevSecOps to ensure timely application of security patches and upgrade • s.Develop and manage robust backup and disaster recovery strategies ensuring minimal data loss and downtim • e.Generate ad-hoc reports and provide insights as requested by internal teams or stakeholders. Good with Shell Scripting or Python. Good with Linux administratio n.