Hilton · 1 day ago
Database Administrator - NoSQL (contract)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$54/hr - $64/hrHilton is seeking a Database Administrator for their Property Engagement Platform (PEP) to ensure the availability and performance of NoSQL database systems. This critical role involves collaborating with various teams to design and maintain NoSQL infrastructure in a cloud-native environment.
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Responsibilities
Own operational support and lifecycle management for DynamoDB and DAX environments supporting PEP
Partner with PEP application teams to design and validate DynamoDB data models, access patterns, and partition strategies
Manage DynamoDB capacity planning, including on-demand vs provisioned throughput, autoscaling, and cost optimization
Support and operate DAX clusters, including cache behavior tuning, failover considerations, and performance validation
Design and support low-impact change and deployment strategies for NoSQL workloads
Monitor NoSQL environments using CloudWatch and Datadog, identifying performance bottlenecks and availability risks
Implement security controls including IAM-based access, encryption at rest and in transit, and least-privilege policies
Collaborate with Cloud Engineering and DevOps teams using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code to provision and manage NoSQL resources
Support incident response and on-call rotations for production NoSQL platforms
Produce operational documentation, runbooks, and best practices for NoSQL usage across PEP
Provide guidance on NoSQL vs relational tradeoffs, ensuring appropriate technology choices for application use cases
Qualification
Required
Senior-level experience supporting DynamoDB in production environments
Hands-on experience with DAX, including cache behavior, performance tuning, and operational considerations
Strong understanding of NoSQL data modeling, partitioning, consistency models, and access pattern design
Experience operating NoSQL systems at scale with high availability and low latency requirements
Strong knowledge of AWS services including IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, and KMS
Experience using Terraform or similar IaC tools to manage DynamoDB, DAX, and related infrastructure
Experience supporting 24/7 production platforms and participating in on-call rotations
Ability to work independently, troubleshoot complex production issues, and communicate clearly with application teams
Availability to work U.S. Central Time hours in a remote capacity
Preferred
Experience with Couchbase (clusters, XDCR, upgrades, performance tuning) is a strong plus
Experience with Amazon DocumentDB or MongoDB-compatible platforms is a strong plus
Experience with Datadog for NoSQL monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding is a strong plus
Background transitioning from relational databases (MySQL/Postgres) to NoSQL platforms is a strong plus
Familiarity with high-scale, multi-region application architectures is a strong plus
Company
Hilton
Hilton is a hospitality company, owns luxury and full-service hotels and resorts, and focused-service hotels.
Founded in 1919
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$10.5BKey Investors
Pershing Square Capital ManagementHNA Group
2025-12-01Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Christopher Nassetta
President and CEO
Kevin Jacobs
Chief Financial Officer
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