Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients throughout India and world-wide. The below client is a global software and cloud solutions provider that helps organizations buy, manage, and optimize their technology through both a marketplace and a comprehensive suite of services
Job Title: AWS Database Consultant
Location: Bangalore/Chennai/Gurgaon
Job Type: Full time
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description:
- Join our AWS team as an AWS Database Engineer at the Consultant level, where you will focus on designing, migrating, and optimizing database solutions in AWS cloud environments.
- This role requires deep technical expertise to support complex AWS projects, ensuring data integrity, performance, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement AWS database solutions using services like Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, and DocumentDB, tailored for high-performance and resilient applications.
- Lead database migrations to AWS using Terraform for IaC, DMS (Database Migration Service), and Schema Conversion Tool, minimizing data loss and downtime in complex scenarios.
- Optimize database performance through indexing, query tuning, partitioning, and integration with caching services like ElastiCache.
- Configure AWS Connect integrations with databases for real-time data handling in contact centers, such as storing call logs in S3 or querying customer data from RDS.
- Manage infrastructure aspects of databases, including storage (EBS, S3), backups, replication (cross-region/global), and disaster recovery using services like AWS Backup.
- Collaborate with network and application teams to ensure secure data access, implementing VPC endpoints, IAM roles, and encryption (KMS) for compliance.
- Develop automation scripts and pipelines for database provisioning, scaling, and monitoring using Terraform, Lambda, and CloudFormation.
- Perform security assessments, implement access controls, and monitor database health with CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and AWS Trusted Advisor.
- Troubleshoot complex issues in hybrid environments, including on-premises to AWS migrations and multi-database integrations.
- Contribute to best practices for data modeling, ETL processes, and big data handling with services like Glue and Athena.
What we need to see from you
- Minimum 8 years of experience in database engineering, with at least 5 years in AWS environments.
- Expert-level proficiency in AWS migrations, including homogeneous/heterogeneous database transfers and post-migration optimizations.
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for managing database infrastructure as code, including drift detection and version control.
- Knowledge of AWS Connect for database-driven applications, such as integrating with Lex for chatbots or Kinesis for streaming data.
- Comprehensive infrastructure knowledge, including storage types, IOPS provisioning, and integration with compute services like EC2 and Lambda.
- Expertise in network configurations for databases, such as private subnets, NAT gateways, and peering for secure connectivity.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex AWS projects, including data warehousing, real-time analytics, and serverless data solutions.
- Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and tools like pgAdmin or DynamoDB streams.
- Excellent analytical skills and experience with data migration tools like AWS SCT and third-party ETL software.
Certifications :
- AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate (Mandatory)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Mandatory)
- AWS Certified Database – Specialty * (Important)
- Terraform Associate certification (Important)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree with experience in the relevant field
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
