Cloud Database Reliability Engineer; AWS RDS | IaC | Automation

Location: Local Candidates Strongly Preferred (Remote considered with quarterly onsite travel)

Duration: 12 Months

Interview Process: In-Person Interview Required

The Technology Division 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'll work with a collaborative team of database professionals to create self-service tooling and reusable infrastructure that enables development teams to move faster while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and security. This role emphasizes automation,
Infrastructure-as-Code
, and building scalable cloud platforms.

• Design and implement Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK) for AWS RDS database infrastructure (Oracle and PostgreSQL), with a focus on automation, repeatability, and self-service capabilities.
• Build and maintain automated solutions for database provisioning, patching, backup/recovery, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Develop and maintain Git Lab CI/CD pipelines and tooling that enable developers and DBAs to perform routine database operations safely and independently.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and Sys Ops teams 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.
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for database infrastructure issues (limited on-call support).
• 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.

• 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
  , including hands-on experience with AWS RDS
  .
• Strong production experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (
  AWS CDK or Cloud Formation preferred; Terraform acceptable).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab or similar tools.
• Strong scripting experience in Python or Type Script for automation (experience with both is a plus).
• Solid understanding of relational database concepts and production experience with Oracle or PostgreSQL (both preferred).
• Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, and cloud security best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across technical teams.

• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Database Specialty, Dev Ops Engineer).
• Experience with AWS Lambda for serverless automation.
• Knowledge of database migration tools and migration strategies.
• Experience with Git Ops workflows and declarative configuration management.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Cloud Watch, Grafana, and Open Search
  .
• Traditional DBA background with transition into cloud automation.
• Experience with Fin Ops or cloud cost optimization initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, database administration, or platform engineering.
• Demonstrated success delivering automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions in production environments.
• Experience working in Agile and collaborative engineering teams.
• Experience in regulated industries, accounting, or government environments is preferred.

• Production experience with Infrastructure-as-Code
  .
• Strong scripting/coding skills for automation (
  Python or Type Script ).
• Experience building automation tools and deployment pipelines.

• AWS CDK
• Oracle or PostgreSQL production experience