IND Lead Engineer, Infrastructure

IND Lead Engineer, Infrastructure - GCC035
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We are seeking a Staff Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-native database solutions running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. The solutions include relational and No-SQL products.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement cloud-based database architectures that meet application requirements and organizational goals.

• Collaborate with application teams to architect scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud database solutions that align with enterprise standards.

• Partner with the Cloud Engineering and Site Reliability Engineers to integrate database CI/CD pip elines into their application deployments. Including Jenkins and Ansible.

• Have i n-depth knowledge o f designing and building automation for database provisioning and repetitive tasks using infrastructure as code tools, including AWS's CloudFormation and Terraform.

• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and high availability strategies. Provide DR testing support.

• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, regulatory and privacy standards . Capability with preparing evidence to support internal and external auditors.

• Proficient at preparing deployment and operational procedure manuals.

• Provide second-level support for troubleshooting production incidents.

• Design an d implement native cloud database solutions using Terraform and AWS's CloudFormation .

• Automate the monitoring and alerting of database performance and availability.

• Provide support for the operational support team on routine database maintenance, including backups, patching, performance tuning, and capacity planning.

• Master the latest DB features and apply them to provide a measurable value to application teams.

• Perform analysis and end-to-end execution from roadmap to implementation of database consolidations, migrations, and conversions .

• Work to reduce complexity and cost in database environments through analysis, simplification, and automation using Ansible, Python, T erraform or other tools.

• Evaluate new product releases and make recommendations on implementation of newest versions.

• Assist application and DBA teams with databases migration from an on-prem system to the Cloud.

• Maintain documentation of standard operating policies and procedures.

• 3 - 5 years of professional experience managing relational and NoSQL databases in a cloud environment (AWS and GCP).

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation

• In-depth knowledge of GitHub

• Familiarity with Jenkins pipelines , Ansible automation and Service Now.

• Solid understanding of networking concepts, VPCs, subnets, and security groups as they relate to database deployments.

• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• The ability to learn fast on the job by partnering with senior resources .

• A passion for engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work across cross-functional teams. Ex cellent critical thinking skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline

• Hands-on with designing and building infrastructure deployments using Terraform and CloudFormation

• Strong documentation skills in creating and maintaining operational policies and procedures.

• A desire for continuous learning

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.