Database Engineering Lead (AWS, Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Database Engineering Lead (AWS, Kubernetes): Building and optimizing high-load database systems and deployments on public and private cloud platforms with an accent on MySQL, Oracle, AWS RDS, and Kubernetes EKS. Focus on architecting and administering secure, highly available, and performant database environments and automating deployment processes.

Location: Remote (Mexico)

Company

hirify.global is a global analytics software company that helps businesses make better decisions using Big Data analytics, AI, and machine learning.

What you will do

• Support and maintain diverse database platforms including MySQL, Oracle, Couchbase, AWS RDS, and Kubernetes EKS in a 24x7 production environment.
• Perform capacity planning, database health checks, and performance tuning for mission-critical OLTP and decision support systems.
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) solutions across multi-region environments.
• Monitor and optimize query performance, replication lags, and overall database efficiency.
• Automate deployment of database changes to support new builds, patches, and hotfix releases using modern DevOps practices.
• Design, implement, and manage EKS clusters for microservices and container-based applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of hands-on Database Administration experience in production environments.
• Extensive expertise with MySQL, AWS RDS, and Oracle (19c RAC/ASM).
• Strong experience with AWS Cloud services including RDS, EC2, IAM roles, Security Groups, and VPC Peering.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like YAML, GitHub, Docker, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux administration and shell scripting for automation.
• Willingness to participate in a rotational on-call schedule and be available for after-hours or weekend support.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with developer-oriented technologies such as Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Jenkins/CICD pipelines.
• Operational knowledge of Oracle Data Guard, GoldenGate, and OEM Grid Control.
• Certifications in Oracle/MySQL or AWS.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture reflecting core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers, and Earn the Respect of Others.
• Opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally through valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards programs.
• Engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events.