Cloud Database Engineer

job summary: Familiarity with Snowflake data platform is a plus (not mandatory).

Hands-on experience with automation tools (Terraform, Python, or similar) and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong understanding of database internals, query optimization, and performance troubleshooting.

Experience with multi-region architectures, DR strategies, and production support.

Strong collaboration and communication skills.

location: Westlake, Texas job type: Contract salary: $72 - 73 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based database solutions across AWS platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Provide operational support for Oracle RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB, including performance tuning, capacity planning, and incident management.
• Implement and manage database replication and migration solutions using AWS DMS and Oracle GoldenGate, enabling reliable data movement, synchronization, and modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with data platform teams to support Snowflake environments (good to have) and enable efficient analytics workloads.
• Work closely with application teams, data engineers, and platform services to onboard and optimize database usage patterns.
• Implement automation for database provisioning, monitoring, patching, and failover using infrastructure-as-code and scripting tools.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and data protection standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in database reliability, resiliency, and cost optimization across environments.
• Support disaster recovery strategies, cross-region replication, and high-availability architecture.

qualifications: A 6-8+ plus years performing Oracle 12c and 19c administration

3-5 years actively involved in enterprise level cloud database initiatives.

Strong experience with AWS database services (RDS Oracle, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).

Hands-on experience with data replication and migration technologies such as AWS DMS and Oracle GoldenGate.

Experience with cloud database architecture, operations, and performance tuning in enterprise environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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• Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based database solutions across AWS platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Provide operational support for Oracle RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB, including performance tuning, capacity planning, and incident management.
• Implement and manage database replication and migration solutions using AWS DMS and Oracle GoldenGate, enabling reliable data movement, synchronization, and modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with data platform teams to support Snowflake environments (good to have) and enable efficient analytics workloads.
• Work closely with application teams, data engineers, and platform services to onboard and optimize database usage patterns.
• Implement automation for database provisioning, monitoring, patching, and failover using infrastructure-as-code and scripting tools.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and data protection standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in database reliability, resiliency, and cost optimization across environments.
• Support disaster recovery strategies, cross-region replication, and high-availability architecture.

A 6-8+ plus years performing Oracle 12c and 19c administration 3-5 years actively involved in enterprise level cloud database initiatives. Strong experience with AWS database services (RDS Oracle, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB). Hands-on experience with data replication and migration technologies such as AWS DMS and Oracle GoldenGate. Experience with cloud database architecture, operations, and performance tuning in enterprise environments.