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# Database Engineer

- **Company:** Jean Martin, Inc
- **Location:** Englewood, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Backup Devices, Databases, IBM DB2, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Operational Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Redis, Ansible, Datadog, Scripting, Amazon ElastiCache, System Availability, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Database Replication, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0157dedf-9bed-47d2-8fe6-077b8c26a973

## About the Role

* Database-first profile. Prioritize hands-on Database Engineers/DBAs.
 * Strong expertise in MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis (highest priority).
 * Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, Aurora, and ElastiCache.
 * Experience with database replication, high availability, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery.
 * Strong SQL performance tuning and query optimization skills.
 * 7- 10+ years of overall database administration/engineering experience.
 * Recent experience supporting production database environments.
 * Strong troubleshooting and database maintenance experience.
 * AWS experience is important; however, database administration must be the candidate's core strength.
 * Do not prioritize AWS Architects or DevOps profiles with limited DBA experience.
 * Avoid candidates whose primary background is Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2.

Preferred skills: Linux, Shell/Python scripting, CloudWatch, Datadog, Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker.



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