Database Engineer (DBRE / Senior DBA)

Description

Summary: Seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer to evolve traditional DBA work into a reliability-first, self-service database platform focusing on recoverability and lifecycle management. Highlights: 1. Own database reliability outcomes: availability, performance, recoverability 2. Lead DB fleet lifecycle management 3. Build self-service database capabilities Senior Database Engineer / Reliability Engineer embedded in a sprint\-based DBA squad, helping evolve the function from traditional DBA work into a reliability\-first, self\-service–oriented database platform. This role emphasizes recoverability, lifecycle management, and modeling best practices, not custodial ticket work. Database Administration / Engineering MySQL \& Postgres experts with strong cloud experience to support the automation and execution of lifecycle management activities (patching, upgrades, decommissioning, etc.) What they’ll do **Own database reliability outcomes:** availability, performance, recoverability Design and operationalize data\-loss recovery procedures (restore workflows, validation, execution plans) Lead DB fleet lifecycle management (versions, patching, sizing, standards) Improve alerting, observability, incident response, and RCA Implement secure\-by\-default DB patterns (least privilege, encryption, auditability) Build self\-service database capabilities to reduce support burden Pair daily with internal DBAs to model DBRE practices (observational learning) **Requisitos:** **Must\-have Skills:** 10\+ years in DBA / DBRE roles Deep hands\-on experience with AWS RDS / Aurora Strong Postgres and/or MySQL expertise Proven experience executing restores and recovery under pressure Comfortable working in agile teams (standups, sprints, shared backlog) Automation\-first mindset **Nice\-to\-have:** Kubernetes/EKS familiarity Compliance\-heavy environments Cost\-aware DB sizing patterns