Cloud Database Reliability Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Database Reliability Engineer with Security Clearance
Description:

Hybrid 2-3 days in office/week in St. Louis, MO Our client seeks a Cloud Database Reliability Engineer to design, build, and evolve automated database infrastructure for a cloud-native enterprise platform supporting mission-critical applications. You will partner with database professionals to deliver self-service tooling and reusable infrastructure that enables development teams to move faster while maintaining reliability and security. The role emphasizes automation, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable platforms.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $80.00 to $110.00/hr. w2 JN
-Responsibilities:
* Design and implement infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK for AWS RDS infrastructure across Oracle and Postgres with automation, repeatability, and self-service capabilities.
* Build and maintain automated solutions for database provisioning, patching, backup and recovery, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
* Develop and maintain Git Lab CI/CD pipelines and tooling to enable developers and DBAs to perform routine database operations safely and independently.
* Collaborate with Dev Ops and Sys Ops to implement database security best practices including encryption, IAM policies, and access controls.
* Support long-term database migration initiatives through tooling, automation, and infrastructure improvements.
* Optimize database infrastructure costs using Fin Ops principles while maintaining performance and reliability standards.
* Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for database infrastructure issues with limited on-call.
* Mentor team members on cloud database best practices, automation techniques, and AWS services.
* Stay current with AWS database services and emerging technologies to continuously improve platform capabilities. Experience Requirements:
* 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and hands-on AWS RDS.
* Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (AWS CDK or Cloud Formation preferred; Terraform acceptable).
* Demonstrated experience building CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab or similar tools.
* Scripting skills in Python or Type Script for automation.
* Production experience with Oracle or Postgres and solid understanding of relational database concepts.
* Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, and security best practices.
* Ability to solve problems and work collaboratively across teams.
* Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
* Preferred: AWS certifications, AWS Lambda, database migration tools, Git Ops workflows, monitoring and observability tools (Cloud Watch, Grafana, Open Search), DBA background transitioning to cloud and automation, and Fin Ops experience.

Education Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, database administration, or platform engineering with a track record of delivering automation and infrastructure solutions in production and experience in Agile environments. Experience in regulated industries, accounting, or government environments.