About the Role:We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Data Platform Engineer with 3 to 6 yrs of experience to manage, operate, and optimize enterprise-scale AWS data platforms across production environments. The role focuses on ensuring reliability, scalability, security, backup compliance, and operational excellence across relational databases, object storage, data lakes, and analytics services.The ideal candidate should possess strong operational expertise in Amazon RDS/Aurora, Amazon S3, AWS Backup, and AWS-native analytics platforms, with hands-on experience in performance optimization, disaster recovery, governance, monitoring, and automation.Key Responsibilities:AWS Database Platform OperationManage and operate Amazon RDS and Aurora database environments across development, staging, and productionConfigure and maintain Multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, replication strategies, and failover mechanismsPerform database patching, upgrades, maintenance scheduling, and parameter tuningMonitor database performance, replication lag, storage utilization, and query efficiencyTroubleshoot SQL performance bottlenecks, deadlocks, connectivity issues, and operational failuresImplement backup, recovery, snapshot management, and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) strategiesConduct database restoration validation and disaster recovery drillsSupport schema migration and production deployment activitiesPerform capacity planning for compute, storage, IOPS, and throughput requirementsAWS Storage & Data Lake Operation sManage enterprise-scale Amazon S3 storage environments for application, analytics, and archival workloadsConfigure bucket policies, lifecycle policies, replication, versioning,



and archival strategiesImplement storage tiering and archival workflows using Glacier and Intelligent TieringMonitor storage growth, access patterns, and optimize storage costsConfigure and manage cross-region replication (CRR) and same-region replication (SRR)Ensure secure access management using IAM policies, bucket policies, VPC endpoints, and encryption controlsSupport operational management of data lake environments using AWS Glue, Athena, and Lake FormationBackup, Recovery & Disaster RecoverConfigure and manage AWS Backup policies across databases, storage, and related servicesImplement centralized backup governance and retention policiesMonitor backup health, recovery points, and backup job success/failureDesign and validate disaster recovery procedures aligned to defined RPO/RTO objectivesConduct periodic recovery and restoration testingManage cross-account and cross-region backup strategies for business continuityMonitoring, Reliability & OperationsConfigure monitoring, alerting, and observability using CloudWatch, OpenSearch, and related AWS servicesDevelop operational dashboards and automated alerting for critical infrastructure metricssEnsure high availability, scalability, reliability, and operational stability of data platformTroubleshoot production incidents, storage failures, pipeline disruptions,



and service degradationParticipate in on-call support and incident management processesCreate operational runbooks, SOPs, and recovery proceduresSecurity, Governance & ComplianceImplement encryption at rest and in transit using AWS KMS and AWS-native security controlsManage secrets, credentials, and database authentication mechanismsEnforce governance, access control, backup retention, and compliance standardsSupport audit readiness and operational compliance reportingAutomation & Cost OptimizationAutomate infrastructure provisioning and operational workflows using Terraform, CloudFormation, Lambda, or scripting tooOptimize database and storage costs through lifecycle management, tiering, reserved capacity, and utilization analysisContinuously improve operational efficiency, monitoring coverage, and platform reliabilityRequired Skills & Experience:Must-Have AWS ServicesAmazon RDS / AuroraAmazon S3AWS BackupAmazon DynamoDBAmazon CloudWatchAWS IAMAWS KMSCore Technical Skills:Robust understanding of relational database concepts, backup/recovery, replication, and high availabilityExperience with S3 lifecycle management, replication, archival, and storage optimizationHands-on experience in disaster recovery planning and restoration testing for databasesExperience troubleshooting database and storage performance issuesKnowledge of monitoring, alerting, and operational observabilityFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)Understanding of security best practices and governance controls in AWSNote: This is not a Data Engineer position. Candidates with primarily Data Engineer/AWS Data Engineer experience are requested not to apply.

📌 AWS Cloud Database Administrator (Kanpur)
🏢 Zarthi
📍 Kanpur