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The ExperienceThe GovCloud Database team is committed to the security and efficiency of data and database management. We build technology solutions for the diverse needs of our government cloud customers, including services that keep our databases and applications running smoothly.
As an Associate Database Engineer, you'll help deliver scalable data migration, capacity management, and cloud infrastructure improvements. We're looking for database automation engineers who are ready to take on significant challenges and drive innovation in database technology.
What You'll Actually Be Doing- Come up with innovative ideas to improve performance, scalability, and resilience in a large-scale platform
- Implement comprehensive functional and system tests for your area of responsibility and for overall database quality
- Debug, conduct root cause analysis, and diagnose defects
- Participate in database automation and feature enhancement on premises and in public cloud platforms
- Take responsibility and accountability for the availability and reliability of all production databases
- Work with other Engineering teams to triage issues
- Define, develop, and deploy system monitoring requirements and thresholds, as well as corrective actions
- Improve system reliability through predictive analysis
- Collaborate with stakeholders and give them detailed feedback on resiliency initiatives
- Participate in production Incident Management and Escalation Management calls and drive incidents to resolution
- Provide technical and platform support to the customers and stakeholders who use the production systems
You're Our Person If...- Strong background in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Located in North America
- Python, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) skills
- 0-2 years of experience deploying distributed applications using containers (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
- 0-2 years of hands-on AWS experience, including building and operating production-grade infrastructure
- 0-2 years of database engineering experience (relational, NoSQL, or both)
- 0-2 years of Linux system engineering experience
- 0-2 years of scripting or programming experience in Shell, Python, and/or Golang
- Willing and ready to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation
Even Better If...- Practical experience using AI tools, such as AI coding assistants or generative AI, to speed up development, automate workflows, or improve infrastructure quality
- Experience with log management and analytics platforms such as Splunk or the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Kubernetes
- Cybersecurity fundamentals
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Experience in any of the monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, etc.
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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The typical base salary range for this position is $111,000 - $122,000 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $133,000 - $133,000 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
