Cloud Database Engineer

Position Title:

Cloud Database Engineer

Job Description:

Cloud Database Engineer

Location: This position can work a hybrid model (remote and office) or fully remote model. Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our PulsePoint locations.

The Cloud Database Engineer performs analysis and research of systems and networks. Reviews detailed business and technical requirements in order to recommend technical solutions.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Provide Day 2 administration in cloud database maintenance and life cycle management.
• Manage mission critical production workloads on MySQL, PostgreSQL, CloudSQL and other Cloud native databases.
• Work with developers to improve database resiliency and improve/implement auto remediation techniques.
• Influence database architecture design components.
• Provide support for large scale database instances across production, non-production and development environments.
• Participate in the design of the enterprise architecture. Proposes opportunities to improve results based on targeted or continuous assessment.
• Provide guidance, assistance, and technical leadership with public cloud databases.
• Work closely with development teams, cloud security & compliance, and infrastructure teams, etc. to execute on auto scaling and right sizing cloud database cost saving initiatives.
• Execute in migrating on-prem databases to cloud-based infrastructure databases.
• Make recommendations and/or drive technical remediation of cloud database issues and troubleshooting.
• Prepare documentation and cloud database metric to senior leadership and technical teams.
• Manage and maintain our AWS cloud infrastructure, including RDS PostgreSQL databases.
• Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure database solutions in AWS.
• Work closely with developers and other stakeholders to optimize database performance and ensure data integrity.
• Develop and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies for our databases.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Automate database administration tasks using scripting and/or configuration management tools.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud and database technologies and provide recommendations for improving our infrastructure.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for critical database issues.
• Create solution designs that address mildly complex solutions to address business needs.
• Develop standard solutions from business requirements and architectural specifications.
• Design complex system and network upgrades.
• Validate the detailed architecture requirements for an application/technology to conform to the current and target architecture and standards.
• Consult project and application support groups regarding architecture concerns.
• Designs and analyzes mix of vendor services meeting business requirements.
• Perform capacity analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 3 years related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• 3 years of public cloud experience, particularly in AWS
• 3 years of experience as a cloud DBA, with a focus on Aurora MySQL, RDS MySQL, RDS PostgreSQL in a cloud native environment
• 2+ years of experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) including Ansible, Shell scripting, Python is desired
• Hands-on knowledge with one or more of the following: MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDS, Oracle, SQL Server
• Demonstrates maturity and understanding of cloud database provisioning in one or more public cloud (AWS, Azure, and GCP) offerings, in particular AWS
• Experience conducting database migrations using AWS services: VPC/SG, EC2, S3, Autoscaling, CloudFormation, Snowflake, RDS, Aurora, AWS DMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Docker, Lambda etc.
• Solid understanding of distributed computing environments
• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging queries
• Working in a fast-paced environment and also be able to adjust your workflow to fit the task at hand
• Working knowledge of provisioning and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, Shell scripting, Python is desired
• Working knowledge of migration tools like AWS DMS and SCT, Oracle Goldengate preferred
• Working knowledge of collaboration tools like Confluence, JIRA, Sharepoint, and Bitbucket
• Experience in defining, developing, and implementing automated processes for cloud databases (monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery, tagging, etc.)

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below locations, the salary* range for this specific position is $77,440 to $139,392.

Locations: California; Colorado; Nevada; Washington State; Jersey City, NJ; New York City, NY; Ithaca, NY and Westchester County, NY

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the company. The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

*The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift:

Job Family:

IFT > IT Infrastructure & Support

Be part of an Extraordinary Team

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. A Fortune 20 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, we are looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. You will thrive in a complex and collaborative environment where you take action and ownership to solve problems and lead change. Do you want to be part of a larger purpose and an evolving, high-performance culture that empowers you to make an impact?

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide - and Elevance Health approves - a valid religious or medical explanation as to why you are not able to get vaccinated that Elevance Health is able to reasonably accommodate. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health has been named as a Fortune Great Place To Work in 2022, has been ranked for five years running as one of the 2023 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine, and is a growing Top 20 Fortune 500 Company. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.ElevanceHealth.com. Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health has been named as a Fortune Great Place To Work in 2021, is ranked as one of the 2021 World's Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine, and a Top 20 Fortune 500 Companies on Diversity and Inclusion. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.ElevanceHealth.com. Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.