Database Reliability Engineer (Aurora PostgreSQL | AWS | DMS | Terraform | Automation)

BrezQ Inc

Database Reliability Engineer (Aurora PostgreSQL | AWS | DMS | Terraform | Automation) Company:

BrezQ Inc Location:

Remote - India Reporting To:

Database Reliability Engineering Manager

About BrezQ BrezQ Inc is an IT services and cloud infrastructure solutions company delivering enterprise-grade engineering expertise across database reliability, cloud architecture, DevOps, and scalable platform engineering. We specialize in production-critical environments that demand high availability, automation-first operations, and performance optimization at scale.

Role Overview BrezQ is seeking a hands-on

Database Reliability Engineer (DRE)

with deep experience in Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS database services, infrastructure automation, and zero-downtime migrations. This role requires ownership of production-grade database platforms, strong PostgreSQL internals knowledge, Infrastructure-as-Code implementation, performance engineering, and reliability best practices in distributed cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain highly available Aurora PostgreSQL clusters in AWS Architect Multi-AZ and multi-region database deployments for high availability Perform zero-downtime database upgrades (in-place and out-of-place strategies) Lead database migrations using AWS DMS Build and enhance Terraform modules for DMS and database infrastructure deployment Develop automation scripts using Python (preferred), Bash, or Golang Implement CI/CD pipelines for repeatable and automated database deployments Optimize schema design, indexing strategies, and complex query performance Analyze execution plans using EXPLAIN / ANALYZE and resolve performance bottlenecks Troubleshoot production issues involving locking, deadlocks, replication lag, and connection saturation Design backup, rollback, and disaster recovery strategies Define monitoring baselines using SLOs, SLIs, SLAs, and RED metrics Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and application teams during design reviews and deployment planning Maintain operational runbooks and reliability documentation

Required Technical Skills Database Expertise 5–10 years of experience managing production-grade databases Strong hands-on experience with Aurora PostgreSQL Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals including WAL, replication, indexing, vacuum tuning, and connection management Strong SQL proficiency for performance tuning, query optimization, and schema design Experience with database design, provisioning, capacity planning, scaling strategies, and incident response On-call production support experience

AWS & Migration Experience Aurora PostgreSQL architecture and high-availability design AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) Blue/Green deployments Multi-region failover and disaster recovery architecture Backup management and rollback planning

Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code Python (strongly preferred) or Golang Bash scripting Terraform (mandatory) CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo Workflows, or similar Experience using Git-based version control and pull request workflows

Monitoring & Observability Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, ELK, Splunk, or equivalent tools Monitoring and troubleshooting: Slow queries Query timeouts Blocking locks and deadlocks Connection pool saturation Replication health Understanding and implementation of SLO, SLI, SLA, and RED metrics

Preferred Qualifications Experience with DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, or ElastiCache (Redis/Valkey) Ability to evaluate relational vs NoSQL database architectures based on workload patterns, scalability, and cost considerations Experience working in distributed global production systems Exposure to containerized environments (Docker) Participation in architecture design reviews and reliability process improvements

What Makes This Role Critical This role supports mission-critical AWS database infrastructure requiring high availability, automation-driven reliability, and performance optimization at scale. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience operating production environments and can independently own database reliability engineering functions.

Essential (Core Database Engineer skills): PostgreSQL MongoDB SQL Database Design Performance Tuning Scaling Backup & Restore Monitoring Troubleshooting   Why Join BrezQ Exposure to enterprise cloud database ecosystems Work on high-availability AWS production platforms Automation-focused engineering culture Opportunity to contribute to scalable and performance-driven infrastructure initiatives Growing IT services organization with strong cloud engineering focus

Interested candidates are requested to share their resumes at sharan@BrezQ.com