Senior Technical Lead

Job Summary

Job Description – AWS Aurora PostgreSQL DBA

Required Skills & Attributes:

4–5 years of experience managing relational databases with expertise in PostgreSQL / Aurora PostgreSQL (performance tuning, production support)

3–5 years of experience working with AWS RDS (Aurora PostgreSQL preferred), including provisioning, cluster management, backups, monitoring, and failover

4+ years of strong SQL expertise in PostgreSQL (query optimization, indexing, execution plan analysis)

3–5 years of experience implementing HA/DR solutions (Aurora clustering, Multi-AZ, read replicas)

3–4 years of experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Aurora Performance Insights)

3–5 years of experience in database security (encryption, IAM, access controls, audit logging)

Preferred Skills & Attributes:

Hands-on experience with Aurora PostgreSQL features (clustering, failover, read replicas) – 1–3 years

3–5 years in production support (incident response, RCA, on-call)

Experience with Master Data Governance (MDG) or similar platforms – 2+ years

3+ years supporting enterprise data platforms and integrations

Healthcare/regulatory environment experience (HIPAA, audit controls) – 2+ years

Experience with large-scale workload tuning (high transaction, large datasets)

Strong collaboration across application, cloud, and data teams

2–4 years scripting (Python, PowerShell, Shell)

Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) – 1–3 years

Experience with AWS DMS for migrations – 1–3 years

Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Git

Exposure to AWS data services (Redshift, DynamoDB, S3)

AWS certifications (Database Specialty / Solutions Architect)

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage and support AWS Aurora PostgreSQL environments, including configuration, scaling, and monitoring

Ensure performance and reliability through query tuning, indexing, and issue resolution

Implement backup, recovery, and DR solutions (snapshots, PITR, Multi-AZ)

Collaborate with application, cloud, and data teams for deployments and releases

Automate DBA processes using scripting and AWS-native tooling

Preferred Experience & Domain Background:

Experience supporting MDG or enterprise data platforms

Hands-on Aurora PostgreSQL in high-availability environments

Healthcare or regulated domain experience (HIPAA, compliance)

Experience with mission-critical systems with high uptime requirements

Familiarity with ETL/ELT pipelines and API integrations

Experience in large matrix organizations

Exposure to data governance frameworks

Prior DBA experience in PostgreSQL/Aurora:

AI Skills Expectations:

90%+ weekly usage of enterprise-approved AI tools (GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot)

Use AI for coding, documentation, data analysis, and productivity

Continuously learn and adopt new AI capabilities

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