Hiring: Sr Database Engineer Company: Cox Automotive Inc. Location: Draper, UT Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 11:14:59 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Aurora, Bash, Change Management, EC2, IaC, Informatica, Kafka, Kinesis, Linux, Load Testing, MySQL, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, RBAC, RDS, SQL, SQL Server, Scrum, Shell, T-SQL, Terraform About the job Experience: •4 years of hands-on database administration experience. Required Skills: •Monitor health, performance, and availability of Production, QA, and Development databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or Oracle) hosted on AWS on a daily basis. •Respond to monitoring alerts, investigate root causes, and resolve common issues: space exhaustion, blocking sessions, runaway queries, and service disruptions. •Track resource utilization (CPU, memory, I/O, storage) and report capacity trends to the Lead DBA for planning. •Review database alert logs, audit logs, and job scheduler outputs proactively; participate in the rotating on-call DBA schedule. •Execute scheduled and ad hoc maintenance: table reorganization, index rebuilding, statistics gathering, tablespace/schema management, and object defragmentation. •Administer databases on Linux EC2 instances and AWS RDS - including startup/shutdown, patch application, and minor version updates under Lead DBA guidance. •Manage database user accounts, roles, and privileges in accordance with security policies and RBAC standards. •Perform database cloning and environment refreshes for QA and development on a scheduled and on-demand basis. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 4 years of hands-on database administration experience. •Primary expertise in at least one of the following: PostgreSQL on Linux / AWS RDS, MySQL on Linux / AWS RDS, or Oracle 19c on Linux. Multi-platform experience is a strong plus. •Solid working knowledge of backup and recovery strategies on your primary platform (pg_basebackup / pgBackRest, Percona XtraBackup, or Oracle RMAN). •Solid functional working knowledge of database performance diagnostics: EXPLAIN/EXPLAIN ANALYZE, query plan analysis, wait event analysis, and index tuning. •Hands-on experience writing SQL and scripting in PL/SQL and/or PG/SQL for operational and support tasks. •Practical UNIX/Linux systems administration and shell scripting experience (bash/ksh). •Exposure to AWS-hosted database environments: EC2-hosted databases and/or AWS RDS. •Understanding of database security fundamentals: user privilege management, role-based access control (RBAC), and auditing. •Strong attention to detail, disciplined change management habits, and reliable follow-through on assigned tasks. •Good communication skills with the ability to document procedures clearly and coordinate effectively with developers, QA teams, and the Lead DBA. Compensation: •$101,500 - $169,100 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!