Cloud Database Developer
Perceptyx
- Toronto, ON
- $145,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, provision, and maintain cloud-native database solutions, including MySQL/Aurora RDS, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and other open-source systems.
- Lead ETL and data integration initiatives using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and other AWS-native tools.
- Implement data storage and pipeline solutions (e.g., S3, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks) to support scalable analytics and reporting.
- Triage and resolve production database issues quickly and effectively, including lock/contention resolution and query performance optimization.
- Develop and maintain indexing strategies, partitioning, replication tuning, schema optimization, capacity planning, and scaling strategies for high-volume workloads.
- Utilize AWS RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch metrics, and query analyzers for proactive performance tuning.
- Build and manage database environments through Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK) with automated backup, restore, and DR strategies.
- Migrate self-managed databases to managed cloud databases (e.g., MySQL → AWS RDS/Aurora) and incorporate event-driven architecture patterns.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to integrate DB solutions into CI/CD pipelines and establish monitoring, observability, and guardrails for DB access.
- Participate in broader infrastructure and DevOps initiatives.
- Assist other engineering teams with database-related development and troubleshooting tasks.
- Serve as a mentor to junior engineers and provide thought leadership in data best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field preferred.
- Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred), AWS Certified Database – Specialty (highly preferred).
- 5+ years of hands-on experience managing Linux-based database environments with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL platforms such as MongoDB or DynamoDB.
- Proven expertise designing, provisioning, and maintaining cloud-native database solutions in AWS.
- Strong skills in ETL, data integration, and pipeline development using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and other AWS services.
- Experience implementing role-based security, auditing, and direct DB user access guardrails.
- Proficiency in diagnosing and resolving database lock/contention issues and optimizing query performance at scale.
- Deep knowledge of indexing, partitioning, replication tuning, schema optimization, capacity planning, load testing, and scaling.
- Hands-on experience with RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch, and other query analysis tools.
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK) for database deployment and configuration.
- Experience migrating on-prem or self-managed databases to AWS-managed services and designing for event-driven, cloud-native architectures.
- Familiarity with NoSQL and polyglot persistence patterns (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB).
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with DevOps, Infrastructure, and engineering teams, integrating database solutions into CI/CD pipelines and using observability tools like Datadog or Prometheus.
- Strong communication skills for explaining trade-offs in DB design and mentoring engineers.
- Bonus Skills: Experience with AI/ML-driven optimization tools for query tuning or forecasting, serverless DB options (Aurora Serverless v2), and data governance/cross-region replication design.
is focused on equitable pay for all our staff and aims for transparency with our pay practices. The annual salary range for the role is 125,000-145,000 CAD. The above salary range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.Benefits:
We Care About The Whole Person 🫶
- Healthy medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
- Life insurance up to 1x your annual salary (with a cap) paid by Perceptyx
- Generous Maternity, Paternity, and Adopter leave benefits with flexibility on when you use this benefit
- For USA employees: 401(k) plan, along with a company match and immediate vesting upon hire
- For Canadian employees: you can contribute to a pension plan. Perceptyx will provide an employer match for the pension.
- As hard as we work, we also know how essential it is to take time away to rest and recharge. We offer flexible paid vacation with the expectation that every team member takes off at least 10 business days per calendar year.
- 16 paid holidays per calendar year.
- Mac or PC laptop options
- Materials for working at home
celebrates diversity and an inclusive environment. We focus on providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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