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3B Staffing LLC

Cloud Database Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site +1

Cloud Database Engineer Location: 18850 N 56th St, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Hybrid 2-3X per week) Duration: 12+ months VISA: USC, GC Video Interview We're seeking a Cloud Database Engineer with deep ...

3B Staffing LLC

Cloud Database Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site +1

Cloud Database Engineer Location: 18850 N 56th St, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Hybrid 2-3X per week) Duration: 12+ months VISA: USC, GC Video Interview We're seeking a Cloud Database Engineer with deep ...

bswift

Sr. Database Engineer- Cloud

$108K - $147K/yr

WHAT YOU'LL DO The Senior Database Engineer (Cloud DBA) is responsible for the design ... Remote first, Office friendly environment! No time to commute? No problem! * Retirement Savings ...

bswift

Sr. Database Engineer- Cloud

$108K - $147K/yr

WHAT YOU'LL DO The Senior Database Engineer (Cloud DBA) is responsible for the design ... Remote first, Office friendly environment! No time to commute? No problem! * Retirement Savings ...

Redapt

Senior Database Engineer

Las Vegas, NV · On-site +1

$101K - $137K/yr

We encourage them to leverage modern cloud database platforms, automation tools, and proven engineering practices while interfacing with thought leaders across the industry. Responsibilities:

Penn Interactive

Senior Database Engineer

$108K - $147K/yr

We're looking for excited individuals who want to be immersed in our Cloud Native (K8) platforms ... Education and conference reimbursements. #LI-REMOTE

4 Staffing Corp

Database Engineer

Newark, NJ · On-site +1

Hybrid onsite/remote - Newark, NJ * No visa sponsorship or C2C at this time Our client is seeking a ... with other cloud services and technologies. * Aurora Postgres Database Clusters: Demonstrate ...

4 Staffing Corp

Database Engineer

Newark, NJ · On-site +1

Hybrid onsite/remote - Newark, NJ * No visa sponsorship or C2C at this time Our client is seeking a ... with other cloud services and technologies. * Aurora Postgres Database Clusters: Demonstrate ...

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As of Sep 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for remote cloud database engineer in the United States is $122,112.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $99,500.00 and $140,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Remote Cloud Database Engineers are IT professionals who design, implement, manage, and optimize cloud-based databases while working from a remote location. They are responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of databases hosted on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Their work involves database architecture design, data migration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and troubleshooting. These engineers collaborate with development and operations teams to support applications and services that rely on cloud databases.

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Cloud Database Engineer

3B Staffing LLC

Phoenix, AZ • On-site, Remote

Full-time

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Job description

Title: Cloud Database Engineer

Location: 18850 N 56th St, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Hybrid 2-3X per week)

Duration: 12+ months

VISA: USC, GC

Video Interview

Job Description:

We're seeking a Cloud Database Engineer with deep expertise in YugabyteDB and/or PostgreSQL to join a high-impact Database Engineering team.

This team is responsible for selecting and operationalizing database technologies across the enterprise, both on-prem and in public cloud environments. You'll define, design, implement, test, and communicate architectures, configurations, and best practices for scalable, secure, and highly available database deployments.

You'll evaluate new versions, features, and extensions of YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL for performance, scalability, availability, monitoring, and security. You'll also collaborate with hosting, DBA, and operations teams to harden these technologies for mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Integrate, deploy, and manage YugabyteDB and PostgreSQL in GCP and/or AWS
  • Evaluate and prepare cloud-native database offerings for enterprise use
  • Document and present best practices to development, DBA, and support teams
  • Design and implement HA, replication, backup/restore, and monitoring strategies
  • Ensure security, fault tolerance, and performance optimization

Required Skills

  • Strong understanding of ACID, CAP, and consistency models
  • Experience with YugabyteDB, PostgreSQL, or similar distributed SQL databases
  • Hands-on experience with Patroni, pgBackRest, or similar HA/backup tools
  • Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Python, or Ansible
  • Familiarity with cloud-native database infrastructure (storage, compute, security)

Preferred Experience

  • Logical replication tools like GoldenGate or pglogical
  • Unix/Linux command-line proficiency
  • Scripting for test harnesses or database utilities
  • Prior DBA or Unix sysadmin experience
  • Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, VMWare, or OpenShift
  • Understanding of hyper-converged infrastructure and cloud virtualization

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