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Cloud Database Engineer

3B Staffing LLC, Phoenix, AZ, United States


Title: Cloud Database Engineer

Location: 18850 N 56th St, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Hybrid 2-3X per week)

Duration: 12+ months

VISA: USC, GC

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Job Description:

We're seeking a Cloud Database Engineer with deep expertise in

YugabyteDB

and/or

PostgreSQL

to join a high-impact Database Engineering team.

This team is responsible for selecting and operationalizing database technologies across the enterprise, both on-prem and in public cloud environments. You'll define, design, implement, test, and communicate architectures, configurations, and best practices for scalable, secure, and highly available database deployments.

You'll evaluate new versions, features, and extensions of YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL for performance, scalability, availability, monitoring, and security. You'll also collaborate with hosting, DBA, and operations teams to harden these technologies for mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities
Integrate, deploy, and manage YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL in GCP and/or AWS
Evaluate and prepare cloud-native database offerings for enterprise use
Document and present best practices to development, DBA, and support teams
Design and implement HA, replication, backup/restore, and monitoring strategies
Ensure security, fault tolerance, and performance optimization
Required Skills

Strong understanding of ACID, CAP, and consistency models
Experience with YugabyteDB, PostgreSQL, or similar distributed SQL databases
Hands-on experience with Patroni, pgBackRest, or similar HA/backup tools
Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Python, or Ansible
Familiarity with cloud-native database infrastructure (storage, compute, security)
Preferred Experience

Logical replication tools like GoldenGate or pglogical
Unix/Linux command-line proficiency
Scripting for test harnesses or database utilities
Prior DBA or Unix sysadmin experience
Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, VMWare, or OpenShift
Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud virtualization