AWS Database Admin - Lead / Specialist at Fiserv in Trion Business Park

Job description

Calling all innovators – find your future at Fiserv. We’re Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants, and consumers to one another millions of times a day – quickly, reliably, and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we’re involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv. Job Title AWS Database Admin - Lead / Specialist # AWS Database Administrator What does a successful AWS Database Administrator do at Fiserv? We are looking for an AWS Database Administrator to help us manage, optimize and secure cloud-based database platforms that support critical business applications. In this role, we partner across technology, security and application teams to maintain reliable, scalable and high-performing database environments in AWS. A successful person in this role brings strong database administration experience, cloud platform knowledge and a practical approach to operational excellence. We value professionals who are proactive, collaborative and focused on delivering secure and resilient solutions that align with business priorities. What you will do: - Administer and support databases hosted in AWS environments - Manage cloud database services, including Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora - Support self-managed database platforms hosted on Amazon EC2 - Monitor database performance, availability and capacity across production and non-production environments - Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades and maintenance activities - Develop and maintain backup, recovery and disaster recovery procedures - Troubleshoot database incidents, performance bottlenecks and service interruptions - Partner with application, infrastructure and DevOps teams to support releases and environment readiness - Implement database security controls, including access management, encryption and auditing - Support database migration and modernization initiatives from on-premises environments to AWS - Create and maintain automation scripts for recurring operational tasks - Prepare and maintain technical documentation, support procedures and operational runbooks - Participate in on-call rotation and support critical incident response as needed - Identify opportunities to improve scalability, reliability and operational efficiency What you will need to have: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience - Experience administering enterprise database environments in production settings - Hands-on experience with AWS database platforms such as Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora - Experience with one or more relational database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server - Experience with database backup and recovery, high availability and disaster recovery concepts - Knowledge of database performance tuning, query optimization and troubleshooting - Understanding of AWS core services related to database operations, including IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, KMS and security groups - Scripting experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell or SQL - Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills - Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment What would be great to have: - AWS certification such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Experience in financial services, payments or another regulated industry - Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation - Familiarity with database migration tools and cloud modernization programs - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices - Exposure to NoSQL technologies such as DynamoDB & DSQL - Experience with enterprise monitoring, alerting a