DBA/Reliability and Automation Engineer
Ford MotorResponsibilities
- Manage and optimize large-scale PostgreSQL instances, including performance tuning, indexing, query analysis, and high-availability configurations.
- Architect, deploy, maintain, shard, secure, and optimize MongoDB replica sets and aggregation pipelines.
- Manage Redis deployments, including persistence, memory management, eviction policies, Sentinel, and Cluster configurations.
- Handle database migrations, upgrades, patching, backups, and recovery objectives across database platforms.
- Use Dynatrace or comparable APM tools to monitor database health, build dashboards, configure alerting, and identify performance bottlenecks.
- Analyze capacity, data growth, and resource utilization to proactively scale infrastructure.
- Automate database provisioning and configuration with Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Integrate database schema changes and deployments into automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop Python, Bash, or Go scripts for maintenance, automated failover, and self-healing capabilities.
- Collaborate with AppDev, Infrastructure, and Security teams on data integrity, performance, and system security.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with PostgreSQL and advanced knowledge of MVCC, WAL, and extension management.
- 3+ years of experience managing production MongoDB or other NoSQL environments, including sharding and security hardening.
- Demonstrated experience managing Redis at scale, including persistence settings, memory management, and eviction policies.
- Hands-on experience with Dynatrace or similar APM tools such as Datadog or New Relic.
- Proficiency with Ansible or Terraform and strong scripting skills in Python or Bash.
- Expert-level Linux/Unix command-line proficiency and knowledge of system-level performance tuning, including kernel parameters and I/O scheduling.
- Preferred understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and databases in orchestrated environments.
- Relevant PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Dynatrace certifications are preferred.
- Experience with Cloud SQL or MongoDB Atlas is a plus.
- Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
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