Cloud Database Platform Engineer

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. Design, deploy, and manage AWS RDS and Aurora environments, including Aurora, MariaDB, and Postgres .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, deploying, and managing AWS RDS and Aurora environments, with a strong focus on high availability, disaster recovery strategies, and performance optimization. Proficient in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and experienced in distributed database management, particularly with Apache Cassandra.

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AWS RDS / Aurora ManagementTerraform Infrastructure as CodeApache Cassandra OptimizationHigh Availability and Disaster RecoveryCI/CD Integration

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Hard Skills

Database EngineeringPerformance TuningCapacity PlanningQuery TuningIndexing StrategiesBackup and Disaster RecoverySchema DesignData ModelingLinux Systems AdministrationTroubleshooting

Soft Skills

Incident ManagementCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

CloudWatchPrometheusGrafanaNew RelicCI/CD PipelinesKubernetesAWS DMSDataStaxAstra DB

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure as CodeMulti-Region EnvironmentsDistributed DatabasesOn-Premises to AWS MigrationDevOpsGitOps

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAWSCassandraCloudEC2GrafanaKubernetesLinuxMariaDBPostgresPrometheusRDBMSTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, deploy, and manage AWS RDS and Aurora environments, including Aurora, MariaDB, and Postgres
Operate and optimize Apache Cassandra clusters in distributed, multi-region environments
Build and maintain database infrastructure using Terraform
Develop reusable Terraform modules for RDS provisioning, networking and security configurations, and backup and disaster recovery policies
Implement high availability and disaster recovery strategies, including multi-AZ, replicas, and cross-region failover
Define and enforce database platform standards for provisioning, configuration, and monitoring
Optimize performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, and parameter tuning
Build observability and monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and New Relic
Automate operational workflows and integrate with CI/CD pipelines
Support database migrations from on-premises to AWS and from RDBMS to Cassandra where applicable
Partner with engineering teams on schema design, data modeling, and scalability patterns
Participate in on-call rotations and drive incident response and root cause analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years in database engineering, SRE, or platform engineering roles
Strong hands-on experience with AWS RDS / Aurora in production environments
Terraform required, not optional
Experience working with distributed databases such as Cassandra
Deep understanding of high availability and disaster recovery strategies, performance tuning, and capacity planning
Strong knowledge of the AWS ecosystem, including RDS, EC2, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch
Experience building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code at scale, including Terraform modules, state management, and CI/CD integration
Linux systems administration experience
Strong troubleshooting and production incident management skills
Nice to have: experience with Kubernetes-based database deployments, AWS DMS or migration frameworks, DataStax, Astra DB or managed Cassandra services, DevOps/GitOps workflows, and multi-cloud environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous time off policies
Top shelf benefits
Education, wellness and lifestyle support