Cloud Database Engineer - Remote

Required Skills & Experience4+ years of experience in cloud database engineering, database administration, or infrastructure engineering.Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.Strong experience administering and supporting PostgreSQL databases.Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.Experience supporting database migrations, cloud modernization efforts, or platform engineering initiatives.Strong understanding of database monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.Nice to Have Skills & ExperienceExperience with Snowflake.Operational support experience, including user onboarding, access management, and incident management.Experience building standardized infrastructure modules and self-service platform capabilities.Job DescriptionOverviewA leading insurance and financial services organization is seeking a Cloud Database Engineer to join its Data & AI Operations team. This team is responsible for building and supporting the cloud database platforms that power enterprise data, analytics, and AI initiatives. As the organization continues its migration from traditional SQL-based database environments to AWS-native database solutions, this engineer will play a key role in designing, automating, and standardizing cloud database deployments across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with AWS, PostgreSQL, and Terraform, along with a passion for automation, operational excellence, and scalable platform engineering.Day-to-Day ResponsibilitiesSupport the organization's migration from legacy SQL database environments to AWS-hosted PostgreSQL solutions.Design, build, and maintain PostgreSQL database infrastructure within AWS.Develop and standardize Terraform modules and deployment patterns to automate database provisioning.Partner with networking, platform, and infrastructure teams to create scalable database deployment solutions.Fulfill user onboarding and database provisioning requests, ensuring proper access and platform adoption.Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices across database environments.Troubleshoot production issues, support incident response activities, and improve platform reliability.Drive consistency, automation, and governance across enterprise database services.Pay range $55-65/hr