Database Engineer (Senior/Lead) ID41867 Coimbra

Database Engineer (Senior/Lead) ID41867
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

Overview

Join to apply for the Database Engineer (Senior/Lead) ID41867 role at Agile
Engine .

Agile
Engine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates
- winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our
- first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

What you will do

• Plan & Assess: Audit current RDS setup, run cost analysis, define migration strategy, risk plan, and infra requirements.
• Build & Secure: Configure
  - hosted DB servers, implement HA clustering/replication, harden security, and deploy monitoring/alerting with automated backups.
• Migrate & Validate: Execute
  - downtime migration, update app connections, verify data integrity, benchmark performance, and maintain rollback options.
• Document & Transfer: Deliver runbooks, dashboards, maintenance schedules, and conduct
  - transfer sessions with internal teams.
• Maintain & Support: Provide ongoing optimization, backup/DR validation, and performance monitoring
  - migration.

Must Haves

• 5+ years of experience with database administration and migrations
• Expert-level knowledge of Postgre
  SQL/My
  SQL
• Proven experience migrating from AWS RDS to
  - hosted solutions
• Strong Linux system administration skills
• Experience with database clustering and replication (e. g. , RDS, Aurora, Postgre
  SQL, My
  SQL)
• Proficiency in backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
• Upper-Intermediate English level

Nice to Have

• Previous cost optimization projects with documented savings
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimization
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix)
• AWS to
  - premises migration experience
• Database security and compliance best practices

Perks and Benefits

• Professional growth: Mentorship, Tech
  Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: USD-based compensation with budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
• A selection of exciting projects: Modern solutions development with Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
• Flextime: Flexible work arrangement including remote and
  - site options.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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