This is a remote position.
About the jobAs a a Database Administrator (DBA) at Aspire, you will manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Experience with Amazon RDS and RDS Aurora is a plus. You will monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain database systems to ensure high reliability and efficiency.
What you’ll do
- Design, implement, and manage PostegreSQL databases to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Monitor and optimize database performance, including tuning queries, indexes, and configurations.
- Implement and maintain automated solutions for backups, recovery, and high availability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application development and deployment.
- Manage database migrations and upgrades with minimal downtime.
- Ensure Database Security, compliance, and adherence to best practice.
- Utilize AWS services, particularly RDS and RDS Aurora, to support and enhance database infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues, including performance bottlenecks and outages.
What you’ll need
- 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
- Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or any IT-related field.
- Strong experience as a DBA working with PostgreSQL in production environments.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, particularly RDS and RDS Aurora.
- Proven ability to manage database at scale, supporting high-volume, mission-critical applications.
- Solid understanding of database design principles, replication, and clustering.
- Experience with database monitoring tools and performance tuning.
- Knowledge of data security best practices and compliance standards.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Awareness or knowledge of IT security best practices as defined by ISO / SOC or similar
Why Aspire
In addition to a competitive long-term total compensation with salary and performance-based bonus, we have a reward philosophy that expands beyond this.
- Be part of a (Remote is here-to stay) organization
- Work and learn from great minds
- Explore new opportunities to learn and grow everyday by attending technical and nontechnical training
- Get market exposure by working with international tech leaders
- Nursery reimbursement benefit
- Attend virtual and onsite international tech conference
- Exposure to work in an IT environment that adheres to rigorous security and compliance standards defined by ISO / SOC
