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Senior Specialist Cloud Database Engineer - NiCE
Software Engineer
Senior Specialist Cloud Database Engineer responsible for designing, deploying, and optimizing cloud‑native database solutions across AWS and Azure, driving high‑availability, performance, and data integrity for enterprise applications.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud database architectures (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL) for mission‑critical applications.
- Collaborate with R&D, application, and business teams to develop and optimize ETL pipelines and data models.
- Perform performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning to ensure sub‑second response times and high availability.
- Implement robust backup, restore, and disaster‑recovery strategies, including automated monitoring and alerting.
- Lead database security initiatives, applying encryption, access controls, and compliance best practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in cloud database engineering with hands‑on expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle.
- Proven track record with AWS RDS, Azure SQL, and related cloud services.
- Strong knowledge of ETL tools, data modeling, and performance tuning techniques.
- Experience with automation (IaC, scripting) and monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced environment.