DBA, Reliability and Automation Engineer
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Senior database reliability engineer maintaining PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis platforms for Ford. Automating observability, infrastructure, deployments, and self-healing operations.
Responsibilities:
- Manage large-scale PostgreSQL instances and perform performance tuning, including vacuuming, indexing strategies, and query plan analysis
- Manage high-availability PostgreSQL configurations such as Patroni and Repmgr
- Architect, deploy, and maintain MongoDB replica sets
- Optimize MongoDB aggregation pipelines and ensure data consistency and scaling
- Manage Redis deployments for caching and real-time data needs
- Implement Redis Sentinel or Cluster for high availability
- Advise development teams on Redis data-structure best practices
- Handle database migrations, version upgrades, patching, and backups across platforms
- Utilize Dynatrace to monitor database health, create custom dashboards, and configure intelligent alerting
- Use AI-driven observability insights to identify bottlenecks, deadlocks, and slow-running queries
- Analyze data-growth and resource-utilization trends for capacity planning
- Automate database provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Integrate database schema changes and deployments into automated CI/CD pipelines
- Develop Python, Bash, or Go scripts for routine maintenance and self-healing capabilities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience with advanced PostgreSQL, including MVCC, WAL, and extension management
- 3+ years of experience managing production MongoDB environments, including sharding and security hardening
- Proven experience managing Redis at scale, including persistence settings, memory management, and eviction policies
- Hands-on experience with Dynatrace or similar APM tools such as Datadog or New Relic
- Proficiency in Ansible or Terraform
- Strong scripting skills in Python or Bash
- Expert-level Linux/Unix command-line proficiency
- Understanding of system-level performance tuning, including kernel parameters and I/O scheduling
- Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and databases in orchestrated environments
- Relevant certifications such as PostgreSQL Professional, MongoDB Certified DBA, or Dynatrace Associate are preferred
- Experience with Cloud SQL or MongoDB Atlas is a plus




















