Cloud Engineer - Database

Cloud Engineer - Database

📍 Location: Sunset, Florida, United States

🏢 Industry: Restaurants

💼 Work Setting: Hybrid

Are you passionate about cloud database administration, infrastructure automation, performance optimization, and ensuring enterprise-scale database reliability?

We are seeking a Cloud Database Engineer to administer, optimize, and secure cloud-based database platforms across AWS and Azure environments. This role is responsible for database availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, security compliance, infrastructure automation, and operational excellence supporting global business systems.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in Azure SQL Database, SQL Server, Terraform, Windows Administration, database security, high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR), and cloud infrastructure management.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Database Administration

• Provision, configure, and manage enterprise cloud database services.
• Administer Azure SQL Database and other cloud-hosted database platforms.
• Ensure databases are scalable, secure, and highly available.
• Maintain operational stability across production and non-production environments.
• Support global database infrastructure requirements.

High Availability \& Disaster Recovery (HA/DR)

• Design and implement high-availability architectures.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies for production systems.
• Conduct routine backup validation and disaster recovery testing.
• Manage:
• Backup \& Restore Operations
• Point-in-Time Recovery
• Failover Procedures
• Business Continuity Planning
• Ensure recovery objectives meet business requirements.

Performance Tuning \& Optimization

• Monitor database health and performance metrics.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Perform:
• Query Optimization
• Index Tuning
• Execution Plan Analysis
• Capacity Planning
• Improve database efficiency and scalability.
• Optimize resource utilization and cost management.

Database Security \& Compliance

• Implement and enforce enterprise database security standards.
• Manage:
• Database Access Controls
• Role-Based Security
• Encryption at Rest
• Encryption in Transit
• Audit Logging
• Ensure compliance with organizational security policies.
• Support security assessments and vulnerability remediation initiatives.

Infrastructure Automation \& Terraform

• Leverage Terraform to provision and manage cloud database infrastructure.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions for repeatable deployments.
• Automate database provisioning, configuration, and maintenance activities.
• Support standardization and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain version-controlled infrastructure configurations.

Backup, Recovery \& Operational Readiness

• Manage backup and recovery procedures across database platforms.
• Verify integrity and recoverability of backup data.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks.
• Support change management and release management processes.
• Ensure operational readiness for critical database services.

Database Architecture \& Engineering Support

• Collaborate with:
• Application Development Teams
• Cloud Engineering Teams
• Enterprise Architects
• Infrastructure Teams
• Provide guidance on:
• Database Design
• Schema Design
• Capacity Planning
• System Migrations
• Support cloud modernization and migration initiatives.

AI-Driven Database Optimization

• Apply AI/ML tools to improve database operations.
• Support:
• Anomaly Detection
• Query Performance Analysis
• Predictive Capacity Planning
• Automated Performance Optimization
• Evaluate AI-assisted database management solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through intelligent automation.

Documentation \& Governance

• Develop and maintain:
• Runbooks
• Technical Standards
• Operational Procedures
• Change Management Documentation
• Disaster Recovery Playbooks
• Ensure documentation remains accurate and audit-ready.
• Support governance and compliance initiatives.

Technology Evaluation \& Continuous Improvement

• Research emerging cloud database technologies.
• Recommend improvements to database architecture and operations.
• Drive continuous enhancement of database platforms.
• Evaluate opportunities for automation, modernization, and optimization.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices.

Infrastructure Coaching \& Collaboration

• Provide technical guidance to infrastructure and operations teams.
• Support best practices related to:
• Active Directory
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Database Security
• Infrastructure Standards
• Promote knowledge sharing across engineering teams.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in:
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering
• Related Technical Discipline

Required Experience

• 5\+ years of database administration experience in enterprise environments.
• 8\+ years of Windows Server administration experience.
• 3\+ years of Microsoft SQL Server administration experience.
• 3\+ years designing, implementing, and testing HA/DR solutions.
• 3\+ years of Terraform experience supporting cloud database services.
• Extensive experience with Azure SQL Database.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale cloud database platforms.

Technical Skills

Database Platforms

• Azure SQL Database
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Cloud Database Services
• Relational Databases
• Database Administration

Cloud Platforms

• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Cloud Infrastructure Management
• Cloud-Native Database Solutions

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform
• Infrastructure Automation
• Configuration Management
• Cloud Provisioning

Database Operations

• Query Tuning
• Performance Optimization
• Index Design
• Database Monitoring
• Capacity Planning

Security \& Compliance

• Database Encryption
• Access Management
• Audit Logging
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Controls

AI \& Automation

• AI-Assisted Database Optimization
• Performance Analytics
• Anomaly Detection
• Predictive Monitoring
• Operational Automation

Operating Systems

• Windows Server Administration
• Active Directory
• Enterprise Infrastructure Support

Core Competencies

• Cloud Database Engineering
• Azure SQL Database
• SQL Server Administration
• AWS Cloud Databases
• High Availability \& Disaster Recovery (HA/DR)
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Database Security
• Query Optimization
• Performance Tuning
• Backup \& Recovery
• Cloud Engineering
• Active Directory
• AI-Driven Database Operations
• Technical Documentation