Senior Cloud Database Engineer, Transaction Banking, Cloud Engineering

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We build massively scalable software and low latency infrastructure solutions while proactively guard against cyber threats. This role focuses on cloud database architecture, automation and modernization using Terraform and leading critical database migration initiatives.

• Architect and provision production-grade database clusters (Aurora, RDS, Mongo
  
  DB/Document
  
  DB) using Terraform.
• Plan and execute complex database migrations with minimal downtime using AWS DMS or native replication.
• Deploy, secure and scale Mongo
  
  DB clusters, optimizing indexing and sharding performance.
• Manage life cycle of managed services like Amazon Aurora and Dynamo
  
  DB, focusing on high availability and disaster recovery.
• Analyze query performance and locking issues across SQL and No
  
  SQL engines to ensure stability under load.

• 5+ years experience engineering AWS database solutions (RDS, Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB).
• Hands‑on experience administering document databases in production, including index optimization and cluster scaling.
• Proven track record executing database migrations and modernization projects.
• Expertise writing Terraform for stateful resources, handling lifecycle rules.
• Ability to write Python scripts for custom automation and migration validation.

• Familiarity with Apache Airflow and Apache Flink ecosystems.
• Experience managing Apache Cassandra for wide‑column storage.
• Advanced ability to troubleshoot complex SQL queries and optimize schemas.

Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.