Senior Database Operations Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Database Operations Engineer to join our team and execute a fleet-wide Aurora MySQL remediation and optimization program across a governed production estate. The Engineer owns the schema-change, indexing and cluster-isolation workstreams spanning 36 databases, delivering every change as an automated, reversible wave. Work is AWS-native throughout: Aurora clusters managed as Terraform-defined infrastructure, with Datadog and CloudWatch providing the validation signal for each promotion.

Responsibilities

• Nullify the stale JSON column across 36 databases in six controlled waves, validating each wave before promoting the next
• Build automated reconciliation and rollback tooling so every wave is independently verifiable and fully reversible
• Remove unused indexes to cut storage footprint and lift write throughput against a measured baseline
• Administer Aurora MySQL clusters end to end, covering patching, Blue/Green deployments and parameter group management
• Isolate two to three high-impact programs onto dedicated clusters to contain performance contention and blast radius
• Diagnose and tune query and index performance, evidencing the improvement in each optimization cycle
• Provision and evolve database infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt through GitHub CI/CD pipelines
• Publish and maintain database service definitions in the Backstage developer portal and service catalog
• Build Datadog and CloudWatch dashboards and alarms, including the post-patch validation checks that gate each wave
• Operate inside PCI-governed production access controls and evidence every change for audit

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on, relevant experience in a similar database operations role
• Practical experience working with AWS Aurora for managing and optimizing relational database clusters
• Solid background using Amazon Web Services to provision and manage cloud infrastructure
• Experience with Datadog for monitoring system performance and setting up alerting
• Strong MySQL knowledge, including hands-on database administration covering patching, tuning, and cluster management
• Experience using Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure as code
• Solid communication skills with working English fluency at B2 level or higher, enabling clear understanding of business requirements and their translation into technical architectures

Nice to have

• Experience with Amazon CloudWatch for tracking infrastructure metrics and configuring alarms
• Familiarity with Backstage for publishing and maintaining service catalog definitions
• Understanding of PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance requirements within production environments
• Experience using Terragrunt to manage and orchestrate Terraform configurations