Zeta
Senior Data Base Engineer
Basking Ridge, New Jersey · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 14, 2026
- Experience
- 5–12 years overall; minimum 5+ years hands-on PostgreSQL experience, including AWS RDS administration.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (master’s preferred).
About the job
Architects and operates reliable, scalable cloud data platforms, with a focus on PostgreSQL RDS, data pipelines, and production resilience.
What you'll do
- Own PostgreSQL RDS reliability, performance, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and security.
- Operate and optimize data ingestion, ETL, and workflow systems, including Debezium, Kafka Connect, and Apache Airflow.
- Lead incident response and reliability improvements; design infrastructure automation and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning, including AWS RDS.
- Strong experience with Debezium, Kafka Connect, ETL frameworks, and enterprise data pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Redshift, S3, Apache Airflow, and cloud-native data platforms.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- AWS Certified Database - Specialty or relevant cloud certifications.
Tools
PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, Debezium, Kafka Connect, Amazon Redshift, S3, Apache Airflow, Terraform
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