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Cloud Database Reliability Engineer

Eliassen Group

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Hybrid 2-3 days in office/week in St. Louis, MO

 

Our client seeks a Cloud Database Reliability Engineer to design, build, and evolve automated database infrastructure for a cloud-native enterprise platform supporting mission-critical applications. You will partner with database professionals to deliver self-service tooling and reusable infrastructure that enables development teams to move faster while maintaining reliability and security. The role emphasizes automation, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable platforms.

 

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $80.00 to $110.00/hr. w2

JN -072026-107957

Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK for AWS RDS infrastructure across Oracle and Postgres with automation, repeatability, and self-service capabilities.
  • Build and maintain automated solutions for database provisioning, patching, backup and recovery, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
  • Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and tooling to enable developers and DBAs to perform routine database operations safely and independently.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and SysOps to implement database security best practices including encryption, IAM policies, and access controls.
  • Support long-term database migration initiatives through tooling, automation, and infrastructure improvements.
  • Optimize database infrastructure costs using FinOps principles while maintaining performance and reliability standards.
  • Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for database infrastructure issues with limited on-call.
  • Mentor team members on cloud database best practices, automation techniques, and AWS services.
  • Stay current with AWS database services and emerging technologies to continuously improve platform capabilities.
Experience Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and hands-on AWS RDS.
  • Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (AWS CDK or CloudFormation preferred; Terraform acceptable).
  • Demonstrated experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or similar tools.
  • Scripting skills in Python or TypeScript for automation.
  • Production experience with Oracle or Postgres and solid understanding of relational database concepts.
  • Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, and security best practices.
  • Ability to solve problems and work collaboratively across teams.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Preferred: AWS certifications, AWS Lambda, database migration tools, GitOps workflows, monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenSearch), DBA background transitioning to cloud and automation, and FinOps experience.
Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, database administration, or platform engineering with a track record of delivering automation and infrastructure solutions in production and experience in Agile environments. Experience in regulated industries, accounting, or government environments.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

 

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening  and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( View email address on ziprecruiter.com , View phone number on ziprecruiter.com) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range. W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality. If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact  View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

 

About Eliassen Group:

 

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

 

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

 

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