Database Engineer – RDS PostgreSQL, OpenSearch

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Database Engineer specializing in RDS PostgreSQL and OpenSearch at KBR. Responsible for architecting scalable data solutions and optimizing performance across mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement scalable, highly available database architectures using Amazon RDS (Postgres) and OpenSearch.
  • Evaluate and recommend tools, patterns, and best practices for data pipelines, ingestion, search indexing, and replication.
  • Conduct in-depth performance tuning including: SQL query optimization Indexing strategy improvements Vacuum/analyze planning
  • Lead troubleshooting of database and cluster issues including failovers, replication lag, slow queries, cluster imbalance, and node-level failures.
  • Support automation of administrative tasks using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting tools.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including advanced SQL, performance tuning, query planning, and replication.
  • 3+ years of experience with Amazon RDS (Postgres) in production environments.
  • 2+ years of experience managing and tuning Amazon OpenSearch clusters.
  • Strong understanding of AWS services including EC2, IAM, VPC networking, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda, and KMS.
  • Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC tools.
  • Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automation and diagnostics.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, search indexing, and data lifecycle management.

Benefits:

  • 401K plan with company match
  • medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • AD&D
  • flexible spending account
  • disability
  • paid time off
  • flexible work schedule
  • support career advancement through professional training and development