Cloud Engineer – Database

Cloud Engineer – Database

Location:
Sunset, Florida, United States

Industry: Restaurants

Work Setting:
Hybrid

Are you passionate about cloud database administration, infrastructure automation, performance optimization, and ensuring enterprise-scale database reliability?

We are seeking a Cloud Database Engineer to administer, optimize, and secure cloud-based database platforms across AWS and Azure environments. This role is responsible for database availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, security compliance, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence supporting global business systems.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in Azure SQL Database, SQL Server, Terraform, Windows Administration, database security, high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR), and cloud infrastructure management.

• Provision, configure, and manage enterprise cloud database services.
• Administer Azure SQL Database and other cloud-hosted database platforms.
• Ensure databases are scalable, secure, and highly available.
• Maintain operational stability across production and non-production environments.
• Support global database infrastructure requirements.

• Design and implement high-availability architectures.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies for production systems.
• Conduct routine backup validation and disaster recovery testing.
• Manage:
• Backup & Restore Operations
• Point-in-Time Recovery
• Failover Procedures
• Business Continuity Planning
• Ensure recovery objectives meet business requirements.

• Monitor database health and performance metrics.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Perform:
• Query Optimization
• Index Tuning
• Execution Plan Analysis
• Capacity Planning
• Improve database efficiency and scalability.
• Optimize resource utilization and cost management.

• Implement and enforce enterprise database security standards.
• Manage:
• Database Access Controls
• Role-Based Security
• Encryption at Rest
• Encryption in Transit
• Audit Logging
• Ensure compliance with organizational security policies.
• Support security assessments and vulnerability remediation initiatives.

• Leverage Terraform to provision and manage cloud database infrastructure.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions for repeatable deployments.
• Automate database provisioning, configuration, and maintenance activities.
• Support standardization and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain version-controlled infrastructure configurations.

• Manage backup and recovery procedures across database platforms.
• Verify integrity and recoverability of backup data.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks.
• Support change management and release management processes.
• Ensure operational readiness for critical database services.

• Collaborate with:
• Application Development Teams
• Cloud Engineering Teams
• Enterprise Architects
• Infrastructure Teams
• Provide guidance on:
• Database Design
• Schema Design
• Capacity Planning
• System Migrations
• Support cloud modernization and migration initiatives.

• Apply AI/ML tools to improve database operations.
• Support:
• Anomaly Detection
• Query Performance Analysis
• Predictive Capacity Planning
• Automated Performance Optimization
• Evaluate AI-assisted database management solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through intelligent automation.

• Develop and maintain:
• Runbooks
• Technical Standards
• Operational Procedures
• Change Management Documentation
• Disaster Recovery Playbooks
• Ensure documentation remains accurate and audit-ready.
• Support governance and compliance initiatives.

• Research emerging cloud database technologies.
• Recommend improvements to database architecture and operations.
• Drive continuous enhancement of database platforms.
• Evaluate opportunities for automation, modernization, and optimization.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices.

• Provide…