[Hiring] Google Cloud Non-Relational Database Engineer @Ford Motor Company

Role Description

Google Cloud non-relational database engineer is sought to design, implement, and manage database systems on the Google Cloud Platform. This role requires expertise in non-relational database technologies, cloud-native architecture, in-depth knowledge of Google Cloud Backup and Recovery, and experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.

• Strong background in NoSQL and experience with database migrations, data modeling, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• NoSQL Database Engineering, part of Hosting Engineering department involves:
• Engineering new versions of NoSQL Databases
• Evaluating security patches
• Providing L3 support
• Technology management
• GRC
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
• Design and maintain production-grade infrastructure using Terraform.
• Ensure all cloud resources are version-controlled and deployed via automated pipelines.
• Observability & Reliability:
• Set up comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using Dynatrace.
• Define and track SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets.
• Developer Enablement:
• Build internal tooling and documentation to help application developers self-serve their infrastructure needs while maintaining compliance and governance.
• Cost Optimization:
• Monitor cloud consumption and implement cost-saving strategies such as Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) and rightsizing of compute resources.
• Data Security & Protection:
• Enforce security best practices using IAM roles, Workload Identity, and Organization Policy Service.
• Ensure RTO & RPO requirements are met.
• Implement secure authentication between the AI Client and the MCP Server using GCP IAM Workload Identity and OAuth2.
• Implement end-to-end tracing to monitor the flow from the AI Agent → MCP Server → GCP Data Source.
• Experience with architecting and engineering of High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions for NoSQL Databases.
• Inter-personnel skills working with other team members in the same and across organizations.
• Writing and assisting developers with Terraform, Blueprints, and APIs.
• Create and maintain CI/CD Pipelines.
• Deliver Database features to customers through Github Repo Enhancements.
• Strong understanding of SRE principles, including the implementation and management of SLOs and Error Budgets.
• Expertise in developing observability dashboards to visualize app-to-database dependencies, enabling side-by-side health monitoring and accelerated incident resolution.
• Integrate GCP database logs with Dynatrace to centralize observability, configure DQL-based anomaly detection, and provide deep-dive analysis for cloud-native workloads.
• Designing and implementing non-relational database solutions on GCP, including choosing appropriate services like Mongo, Firestore, Bigtable, Memorystore, or Neo4j.
• Managing and maintaining database infrastructure, including provisioning, configuration, and optimizing database performance through query tuning, indexing, and capacity planning.
• Migrating existing on-premises databases to Google Cloud Platform, ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime.
• Developing and maintaining logical and physical data models for non-relational databases.
• Implementing and maintaining security best practices for database systems on GCP, including access controls and encryption.
• Monitoring database performance, identifying and resolving issues, and providing support for database-related problems using Dynatrace, Query Insights, and System insights.
• Writing, code reviewing, deploying Terraform code, and maintaining service module repositories.
• Designing and maintaining Miro board diagrams/workflow for several ongoing projects.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, information technology, or a technology-related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of overall IT experience.
• 3 years of experience in database administration or engineering.
• Strong knowledge in GCP non-relational databases like Mongo Atlas, Neo4j AuraDB, Firestore, Bigtable, Memorystore for Redis, and Memorystore for Valkey.
• GCP Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification preferred.
• Experience with Cloud Run and Cloud Functions for event-driven architectures.

Skills

• CI/CD & DevOps
• Terraform
• VS Code
• Github
• Python
• Cloud Run