

Yugabyte Database Engineer
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This role is for a Yugabyte Database Engineer with a contract length of "Unknown," offering a pay rate of "Unknown." Candidates should have 6–9 years of experience in database architecture, strong Postgres skills, and familiarity with Unix/Linux environments.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
640
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🗓️ - Date discovered
August 21, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#R #Database Administration #VMware #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Clustering #Databases #Presto #Virtualization #Replication #Cloud #Deployment #Database Architecture #Docker #Security #Scripting #"ACID (Atomicity #Consistency #Isolation #Durability)" #Azure #Unix #Automation #Scala #Linux #DBA (Database Administrator) #Kubernetes
Role description
• CBTS is a leading IT Solutions Provider with an exceptional track record of delivering results to its clients. With over 27 years of experience, time tested business acumen and a unique vendor neutral approach that ensures unbiased solution design, CBTS is one of the world's leading IT Solution Providers. We "Design Build and Operate" complex, best-of-breed data and data center solutions for highly recognizable customers.
We are seeking a highly skilled Yugabyte Database Engineer to join our client's Database Product Engineering team. This R&D-focused team drives the selection, design, and optimization of the database technologies that power critical financial applications across the company.
Duties:
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and run Yugabyte and Postgres-compatible databases
• Evaluate new database versions, features, and components for performance, scalability, security, and availability
• Define and communicate best practices, standards, and architectures for database deployment both on-prem and in the cloud
• Support operationalization of OLTP technologies in partnership with hosting, DBA, and support teams
• Document and present database techniques, patterns, and best practices
Technical Requirements
• 6–9 years of experience in database architecture, design, and engineering
• Strong background with Postgres or comparable databases (e.g., Cassandra, Google Spanner)
• Knowledge of DBMS concepts such as ACID, CAP, and consistency
• Experience with enterprise-scale deployments, replication, clustering, HA/DR, backup/restore, security, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with scripting/coding (for test harnesses, utilities, automation)
• Comfort working in Unix/Linux environments
Bonus Skills
• Hands-on experience with Yugabyte or interest in becoming a Yugabyte expert
• Knowledge of virtualization and cloud infrastructure (VMWare, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Background in database administration and/or Unix system administration
• CBTS is a leading IT Solutions Provider with an exceptional track record of delivering results to its clients. With over 27 years of experience, time tested business acumen and a unique vendor neutral approach that ensures unbiased solution design, CBTS is one of the world's leading IT Solution Providers. We "Design Build and Operate" complex, best-of-breed data and data center solutions for highly recognizable customers.
We are seeking a highly skilled Yugabyte Database Engineer to join our client's Database Product Engineering team. This R&D-focused team drives the selection, design, and optimization of the database technologies that power critical financial applications across the company.
Duties:
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and run Yugabyte and Postgres-compatible databases
• Evaluate new database versions, features, and components for performance, scalability, security, and availability
• Define and communicate best practices, standards, and architectures for database deployment both on-prem and in the cloud
• Support operationalization of OLTP technologies in partnership with hosting, DBA, and support teams
• Document and present database techniques, patterns, and best practices
Technical Requirements
• 6–9 years of experience in database architecture, design, and engineering
• Strong background with Postgres or comparable databases (e.g., Cassandra, Google Spanner)
• Knowledge of DBMS concepts such as ACID, CAP, and consistency
• Experience with enterprise-scale deployments, replication, clustering, HA/DR, backup/restore, security, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with scripting/coding (for test harnesses, utilities, automation)
• Comfort working in Unix/Linux environments
Bonus Skills
• Hands-on experience with Yugabyte or interest in becoming a Yugabyte expert
• Knowledge of virtualization and cloud infrastructure (VMWare, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Background in database administration and/or Unix system administration