Position Details

Salary $54 – $64 USD / year

Type Contract

Experience mid

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Not specified

Category Database Administration

About this role

This role involves supporting and maintaining NoSQL databases, primarily DynamoDB, in a cloud-native AWS environment, ensuring performance, availability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Own operational support for DynamoDB and DAX
Design and validate data models
Manage capacity and autoscaling
Monitor environments using CloudWatch and Datadog
Implement security controls

Technical Overview

Supports DynamoDB and DAX in AWS, using tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, and Terraform for infrastructure management, focusing on high availability, performance tuning, and security.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-level database administrator with extensive experience supporting DynamoDB and NoSQL databases in cloud environments, particularly AWS. They possess strong operational skills, cloud-native expertise, and the ability to optimize high-throughput, latency-sensitive systems.

Must-Have Skills

Supporting DynamoDB in production environmentsExperience with DAXNoSQL data modelingAWS services including IAMCloudWatchKMSOperational support and incident response

Nice-to-Have Skills

TerraformCloud engineeringDevOpsAWS cost optimization

Tools & Platforms

AWSTerraformCloudWatchDatadog

Required Skills

DynamoDBNoSQLAWSDAXCloudWatchDatadogTerraformInfrastructure as CodeIAMKMSHigh availabilityLow latencyOperational supportIncident response

Hard Skills

Amazon Web ServicesAWSDynamoDBDAXCloudWatchDatadogTerraformInfrastructure as CodeIAMKMSNoSQLDatabase modelingPerformance tuningHigh availabilityLow latency

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingperformance monitoringoperational supportdocumentationcommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Hospitality/Travel

Job Function Support and optimize NoSQL database systems in a cloud environment

Keywords for Your Resume

Database AdministratorNoSQLDynamoDBDAXCloudWatchDatadogTerraformInfrastructure as CodeAWSAmazon Web ServicesIAMKMSHigh availabilityLow latencyOperational supportIncident responsePerformance tuning

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with DynamoDB or NoSQL in production, No AWS cloud experience, Unable to work CST hours, No support or operational experience

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