Principal Database Platform Engineer
Core
Design and operate cloud-native database platforms on AWS to power BCG's data products, analytics, and AI capabilities.
Role type
Principal Database Platform Engineer (Senior IC)
Builds
Cloud-native database infrastructure, automated self-service capabilities, and platform standards.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure & Database Engineering
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL, AWS managed database services (DynamoDB, OpenSearch), Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, SRE principles, FinOps, observability, incident response, query performance tuning, data distribution strategies
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud experience (Azure, GCP), NoSQL/graph databases (Neptune, DocumentDB, MongoDB), vector search (pgvector), analytics platforms (Databricks, BigQuery), RAG pipelines, enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF), mentoring
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Git, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, Neptune, DocumentDB, MongoDB, Databricks, BigQuery, pgvector
Responsibilities
Design and operate scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud-native database platforms; Build automated infrastructure using IaC and CI/CD; Define reusable platform patterns and guardrails; Embed SRE practices for performance and security; Optimize cloud costs via FinOps; Partner with architecture and data teams to translate needs into platform solutions; Evaluate emerging database technologies for AI use cases
Seniority
Principal, hands-on individual contributor with technical leadership
