Sr. Database Engineer, Amazon Leo

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control

This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Amazon Leo Builder Product Services is seeking an experienced Senior Database Engineer to lead the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of our Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL database environments supporting Siemens Teamcenter PLM and related platform services. You will collaborate across PLM Application, Infrastructure, and Integration teams to improve database performance, reliability, and scalability.

You will ensure the database architecture is performant, highly available, and observable as the platform scales.

Key job responsibilities

- Support MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL database solutions for Teamcenter PLM and adjacent platform services across development, test, and production environments; work with Infrastructure teams on high availability, clustering, replication, and disaster recovery deployments

- Perform day-to-day DBA responsibilities including database provisioning, user and role management, access control, capacity planning, patching, and health monitoring across both MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments

- Develop and implement database migration strategies for Teamcenter upgrades, PostgreSQL adoption initiatives, and performance optimization as the platform scales to support additional product lines and integrations

- Design and optimize database schemas, stored procedures, functions, and queries across MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL, ensuring consistency and performance across both platforms

- Establish best practices for MS SQL Server and PostgreSQL administration, backup/recovery, replication, and high availability in the context of Teamcenter's data model and enterprise integrations

A day in the life

Join KBPS and play a pivotal role in building the digital thread for satellite production. As a Senior Database Engineer, you'll focus on architecting and maintaining robust Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL database environments that support our Siemens Teamcenter PLM platform and related services. Your day might include analyzing query performance metrics, designing schema improvements to enhance system reliability, or working with application teams to troubleshoot database connectivity issues.

You'll participate in infrastructure planning sessions, mentor colleagues on database best practices, and contribute to documentation that helps the broader organization understand our database strategy. Beyond routine administration, you'll take on strategic initiatives like evaluating new database technologies or implementing monitoring solutions that give us deeper visibility into system health.