Cloud Operations Data Base Administrator

About This Role

This Cloud Operations Database Administrator role focuses on the governance, automation, and operational oversight of database platforms in AWS, primarily RDS, across a large, multi-account, and multi-regional environment. You will play a critical role in ensuring the database ecosystem is secure, compliant, cost-effective, and operationally efficient, leveraging native AWS services and automation practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide centralized oversight and management of AWS database services, primarily Amazon RDS, across multiple AWS accounts and regions
• Design and implement solutions to discover, inventory, and track RDS instances in a dynamic cloud environment
• Identify and remediate non-compliant database configurations (multi-AZ, encryption at rest, security, backup, deletion protection, monitoring, tagging, cost optimization, etc.)
• Develop and maintain automated workflows and tooling to enforce standards and reduce manual intervention
• Partner with operations and automation teams to ensure best practices for database deployment and lifecycle management
• Leverage native AWS services (e.g., Control Tower, Config, EventBridge, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Lambda, Systems Manager, RDS Performance Insights, Backup, IAM) to build scalable governance solutions
• Monitor database environments for performance, reliability, and operational health trends
• Contribute to cost optimization strategies across RDS environments

Requirements

• Experience working with AWS cloud services, with a strong focus on AWS RDS
• Understanding of multi-account AWS environments and governance at scale
• Automation & Scripting: Python, AWS CLI, PowerShell
• Familiarity with database administration concepts (Backup/Recovery, HA, Performance, Security, Upgrades)
• Experience identifying and resolving configuration drift and compliance issues
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a distributed environment

Nice to have:

• In-depth knowledge of any of the following RDBMS’s: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Linux
• Databricks
• Elasticsearch / ElastiCache
• Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, CI/CD)

Important Details

• Work locations: Remote working from Romania, Poland, or Hungary
• Contract: Permanent or fixed-term (12 months)

About the Company

We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Operations Database Administrator with deep expertise in AWS to design, manage, and optimize our cloud-based database infrastructure.