Senior Data Reliability Engineer

Senior Data Reliability Engineer

As a Senior Data Reliability Engineer, you will architect, scale, and optimize enterprise-grade data platforms, including large‑scale data lakes and data warehouses built from multiple disparate data sources. This role requires deep expertise in cloud databases, data infrastructure reliability, observability, and automation, with a strong focus on operational excellence, performance, and resilience.

• Own the reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of Postgre
  
  SQL RDS environments across production and non‑production systems.
• Lead proactive monitoring and observability initiatives for Postgre
  
  SQL RDS instances, leveraging Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Grafana, and other enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Drive advanced Postgre
  
  SQL performance tuning, including query optimization, indexing strategies, parameter tuning, and capacity planning.
• Architect and optimize database backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies to ensure business continuity and minimal downtime.
• Own the reliability and operational excellence of Debezium and Kafka Connect ecosystems, ensuring robust real‑time data ingestion and delivery.
• Lead troubleshooting and optimization of ETL workflows and data pipelines, ensuring scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance across data platforms.
• Oversee Apache Airflow workflow orchestration, ensuring high reliability, SLA adherence, and operational efficiency of production DAGs.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Crossplane, and automation frameworks to streamline deployments and operational tasks.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post‑incident reviews for critical production issues.
• Define and enforce database security standards, including access controls, encryption policies, compliance adherence, and periodic security audits.
• Partner closely with engineering, Dev Ops, and data platform teams to optimize data architecture and improve overall platform reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive best practices across database reliability engineering and cloud data operations.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, automation, scalability, and operational maturity.

• Deep expertise in Postgre
  
  SQL administration and performance tuning, preferably in AWS RDS environments.
• Strong experience with Debezium, Kafka Connect, ETL frameworks/tools, and enterprise‑grade data pipeline architectures.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Amazon Redshift, S3, and cloud‑native data platforms.
• Expertise in Apache Airflow workflow orchestration and operational management.
• Experience with Apache Spark and large‑scale distributed data processing.
• Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Crossplane, or equivalent tools.
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Strong understanding of cloud database security, compliance, and governance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Experience designing highly available, fault‑tolerant, and scalable cloud database systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (master’s preferred).
• 10–12 years of overall experience in database engineering, cloud data infrastructure, or reliability engineering.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Postgre
  
  SQL, including AWS RDS administration.
• Strong experience in cloud‑native data platforms and enterprise‑scale production environments.
• AWS Certified Database – Specialty or relevant cloud certifications preferred.

Zeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities to apply and believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success.