AWS/Redshift Database Administrator

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What You'll do:

• Monitor Redshift cluster health, performance, and resource utilization on a daily basis;
• Manage and tune WLM queues to isolate and prioritize workloads effectively;
• Execute VACUUM and ANALYZE strategies for large-scale tables, including environments operating in the tens of terabytes, within constrained production windows;
• Diagnose and resolve performance issues using SVL/STV system views, CloudWatch metrics, and the Redshift console;
• Triage and respond to incidents raised via internal ticketing, including participation in war room calls with up to 40 to 50 stakeholders and senior management;
• Monitor all supported database platforms proactively, identify anomalies, and share findings with development teams in recurring alignment meetings;
• Plan and execute production and disaster recovery activities during Saturday maintenance windows;
• Cover on-call rotation across the full database stack, not only Redshift, requiring independent triage capability across multiple RDBMS technologies;
• Perform installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades across both on-premises and AWS database environments;
• Manage user access, space allocation, backup policies, and disaster recovery configurations;
• Provide architectural consultation and query performance guidance to application and DevOps teams on an advisory basis;
• Modality: 3x in person per week.
  
  
  

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator with a strong focus on AWS database services in production environments;
• Expert-level, hands-on Amazon Redshift administration: cluster management, distribution and sort key strategy, WLM queue configuration, VACUUM and ANALYZE on large-scale tables, and performance diagnostics using SVL/STV system views;
• Solid operational DBA experience in at least one additional RDBMS for on-call coverage: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server, either on-premises or via AWS RDS and Aurora;
• All DBA experience must be evidenced as infrastructure-level hands-on work, not data engineering, analytics, or infrastructure provisioning;
• Availability for Saturday production windows and monthly on-call rotation after an onboarding period of approximately two to three months;
• Composure and clear communication under pressure during live critical incidents with executive stakeholders.
  
  
  

What you'll get:

• Wage according to candidate's professional experience;
• Remote Work whenever possible;
• Delivery of work equipment adjusted to the performance of functions;
• Benefits plan;
• And others.
  
  
  

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