[Hiring] Database CloudOps @Salmon Group

Role Description

Support and administration of a high-load database (approximately 20,000 transactions per minute).

• Performing and maintaining zero-downtime database migrations (seamless migrations).
• Proactive identification and resolution of database-related issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaboration with the development team to address tasks related to database architecture and query optimization.
• Configuration and maintenance of database PostgreSQL infrastructure in AWS (RDS, Aurora), managed through Terraform.
• Participation in database architecture optimization, performance tuning, bottleneck analysis, and proposing improvements.
• Handling tasks related to incident and performance management; participation in new projects and services involving databases.
• Active involvement in the development process: taking initiative to identify issues and propose tasks, not just handling incoming tickets.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of professional experience in software engineering or data engineering (depending on the role).
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL — query optimization, indexing strategies, replication, and performance troubleshooting.
• Experience working with large-scale data systems, ETL pipelines, or distributed backend systems.
• Solid understanding of SQL performance tuning, schema design, and transaction management.
• Hands-on experience with Linux systems, monitoring tools, and automation scripting.
• Familiarity with AWS services (Aurora, RDS, Redshift, Kafka Debezium connectors) and similar cloud environments.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).