Principal Database Administrator
Core
Lead the migration from on-premises monolithic databases to a cloud-native AWS environment, ensuring high availability, security, and performance for enterprise dealer solutions.
Role type
Principal Database Administrator (Technical Lead)
Builds
Cloud-native database platforms, high-performance fault-tolerant systems, and CI/CD pipelines for database changes.
Domain
Automotive / Cloud Infrastructure / Relational & NoSQL Databases
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Database architecture & strategy, AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle), NoSQL (DynamoDB), High Availability & Disaster Recovery, Performance Tuning & Query Optimization, CI/CD for databases, Technical leadership & mentorship, Data modeling.
Preferred skills
Experience with GoldenGate, Always On, replica sets, microservice architectures, observability tools.
Technologies
AWS, RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, DynamoDB, GoldenGate, Always On
Responsibilities
Design and execute phased migration from on-prem to AWS; define database strategy and advise architects/engineers; ensure high availability and security of enterprise platforms; lead complex migration, resiliency, and performance initiatives; mentor database administrators and review technical designs.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership