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Exposure to vector databases and Amazon Neptune. Experience with databases supporting AI/ML and RAG applications. Experience supporting AI teams and moving AI/data solutions into production. Experience in highly regulated environments. Experience with database modernization and future-state architecture.Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Cloud Database Engineer to support a primarily AWS-based database environment. This person will be responsible for database administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization, with a primary focus on Oracle. The role will work closely with application development and data teams to optimize database performance, support AWS technologies including RDS and Aurora, and provide coverage across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL environments. This individual will also play an important role in knowledge transfer from a highly tenured DBA while supporting ongoing cloud modernization and the adoption of emerging database technologies related to AI. 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