Database Engineer ID41867 — $1000 Sign-On Bonus Sector 1

Agile
Engine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates
- winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our
- first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

As a Database Migration Specialist, you will spearhead the transformation of
- based databases into
- performance,
- hosted solutions, delivering cost savings and stronger operational control. You’ll lead
-
- end migration strategies, optimize performance, and ensure robust security, while collaborating with a skilled, innovative team. This role offers a unique chance to shape critical infrastructure, expand expertise in Postgre
SQL/My
SQL, and make a lasting impact on system resilience and efficiency.

- Plan & Assess: Audit current RDS setup, run cost analysis, define migration strategy, risk plan, and infra requirements;

- Build & Secure: Configure
- hosted DB servers, implement HA clustering/replication, harden security, and deploy monitoring/alerting with automated backups;

- Migrate & Validate: Execute
- downtime migration, update app connections, verify data integrity, benchmark performance, and maintain rollback options;

- Document & Transfer: Deliver runbooks, dashboards, maintenance schedules, and conduct
- transfer sessions with internal teams;

- Maintain & Support: Provide ongoing optimization, backup/DR validation, and performance monitoring
- migration.

- 5+ years of experience with database administration and migrations;

- Expert-level knowledge of Postgre
SQL/My
SQL;

- Proven experience migrating from AWS RDS to
- hosted solutions;

- Strong Linux system administration skills;

- Experience with database clustering and replication (e. g. , RDS, Aurora, Postgre
SQL, My
SQL);

- Proficiency in backup and disaster recovery solutions;

- Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Ansible, or similar);

- Upper-Intermediate English level.

- Previous cost optimization projects with documented savings;

- Experience with database performance tuning and optimization;

- Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes);

- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix);

- AWS to
- premises migration experience;

- Database security and compliance best practices.

- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, Tech
Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: We match your
- growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.

- A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and
- tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.

- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal
- life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.