SII Group USA · 3 weeks ago
Senior Database Administrator
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$90K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expSII Group USA is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator with a strong cloud engineering background to support and enhance mission-critical applications. This role focuses on AWS RDS (MySQL/Aurora), performance tuning, HA/DR, automation, and DevOps integration.
Information Technology & Services
No H1B
U.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Vincent Auréart
Responsibilities
Architect, deploy & manage AWS RDS (MySQL/Aurora) databases
Optimize performance & queries, plan capacity, and automate workflows
Lead data migrations, schema upgrades & ETL initiatives
Implement HA/DR, backups, and security best practices (IAM, encryption)
Troubleshoot complex database issues with minimal oversight
Build automation tools (Lambda, scripting, DevOps pipelines)
Support reporting platforms and integration of new features
Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD
Participate in Tier 2/3 on-call rotations
Document procedures & drive process improvements
Qualification
Required
Degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or related
5+ years of cloud DB experience
Strong expertise in MySQL
Strong expertise in AWS RDS (MySQL & Aurora)
Strong expertise in DB performance tuning
Strong expertise in Data migration & ETL
Strong expertise in Terraform or similar IaC
Strong expertise in CI/CD & DevOps tools
Experience with HA/DR, CloudWatch, AWS Backup, Lambda, SQL scripting
Excellent problem-solving, communication & collaboration skills
Company
SII Group USA
Founded in 1979, the SII Group is a digital services company with an international dimension with a wide geographic coverage with 100 locations spread over 4 continents.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase