Database Engineer – Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Provide support for a variety of database platforms, including MySQL, Oracle, Couchbase, AWS RDS, and Kubernetes EKS clusters in a 24/7 production setting.

• Conduct capacity planning, database health assessments, and performance tuning to guarantee high availability and reliability for critical OLTP and decision support systems.

• Establish and uphold disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) solutions across multi-region infrastructures.

• Monitor and enhance query performance, replication delays, and overall database efficiency by implementing indexing strategies and best practices.

• Automate the deployment of database modifications to facilitate new builds, patches, and hotfix releases by utilizing contemporary DevOps methodologies.

• Design, implement, and oversee EKS clusters to support microservices and containerized applications operating on Kubernetes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• 1-2 years of practical Database Administration experience in production settings.

• Proficiency with MySQL, AWS RDS, and Oracle (19c RAC/ASM).

• Knowledge and practical experience with Kubernetes.

• Background in Unix/Linux administration and shell scripting for automation purposes.

• Familiarity with developer-centric technologies such as Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Jenkins/CICD pipelines, and Groovy scripting.

• Comprehension of performance tuning, indexing approaches, and query optimization for large-scale distributed systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards programs.

• A dynamic, people-first work environment that promotes work/life balance.

• Access to employee resource groups and social events designed to foster interaction and camaraderie.