Aurora PostgreSQL

About the Role

We are seeking a Database Engineer with strong software engineering and cloud database infrastructure experience to support and evolve our

global AWS based database platforms This is a contract role for a hands-on engineer passionate about automation reliability and scalability

with deep expertise in Aurora PostgreSQL and modern cloud database architectures

Key Responsibilities

Design implement and maintain highly available and performant Aurora PostgreSQL systems in AWS

Build tools and scripts Python SQL to automate upgrades or migrate databases from 1 cluster aws account

to another with near zero downtime using DMS terraform for DMS infrastructure deployment management

Implement CICD pipelines workflows for repeatable automated rebuild deployments

Partner with SREs and service teams to design database solutions that meet application performance and compliance requirements

Troubleshoot complex production database issues by analysing logs query plans metrics and system level behaviour

Optimize schema design queries and indexes to ensure efficiency and scalability

Document operational runbooks architecture decisions and engineering best practices

Contribute to a culture of reliability continuous improvement and technical excellence

Required Qualifications

5-10 years of hands-on experience managing largescale cloud native databases preferably Aurora PostgreSQL

Strong understanding of PostgreSQL internals replication and performance tuning

Experience supporting multiregional or zero downtime database migrations or upgrades using DMS

Proficiency in Python for automation and SQL for database development and optimization

Experience with AWS database services Aurora PostgreSQL DMS

Solid grasp of CICD pipelines Infrastructure as Code and containers Docker

Strong problem solving and communication skills ability to collaborate with distributed teams

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Elasticache ValkeyRedis DynamoDB or Key spaces

Exposure to performance testing platforms APMs and observability tooling eg Datadog Prometheus Grafana

Experience contributing to engineering design reviews mentoring peers and improving team level processes

Proven experience with monitoring alerting and incident management in production environments

Contract Details

Location Hybrid preferred Bangalore

Engagement Fulltime 40 hours week

Reporting Database Reliability Engineering Manager