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# Database Engineer II

- **Company:** Aeg Worldwide
- **Location:** Frisco, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Franchise
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Database Queries, Database Security, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Github, Key Management, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Ansible, System Availability, Database Performance, Cloudformation, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Terraform
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5717618706

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
 * 5+ years of experience as a Database Engineer / DBA with at least 3+ years in a DevOps/Cloud environment.
 * Proficiency with PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Aurora (at least one deeply, others working knowledge).
 * Experience with CI/CD tools (Liqbase, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
 * Hands-on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
 * Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure/GCP a plus).
 * Solid understanding of database security, encryption, and auditing.
 * Solid understand on Kafka cluster.
 * Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills

## Description

AXS actively seeking a Database Engineer to provide quality, scalable data solutions for AXS products. The candidate will be expected to collaborate to design and then develop, implement, and optimize critical databases, processes and reports to achieve business goals and support the development and data platform teams., * Design, implement, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Aurora, MongoDB, etc.).

 * Integrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines to enable automated schema migrations, rollback, and testing.
 * Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) for database provisioning (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
 * Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure database performance, health, and security.
 * Optimize database queries, indexes, and execution plans to improve performance and reduce costs.
 * Manage high availability, replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
 * Collaborate with developers, SREs, and DevOps engineers to ensure smooth and secure application-to-database integration.
 * Enforce security best practices, including encryption, key management (AWS KMS/CMK), access control, and compliance with data regulations.
 * Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
 * Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root cause analysis.


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