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Rackspace Technology

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1998

🏢 Enterprise

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔐 Security

Enterprise • Artificial Intelligence • Security

Rackspace Technology is a global managed cloud services provider that designs, builds, migrates and operates multicloud, hybrid and private cloud environments for enterprises. It offers consulting, professional and managed services across cloud infrastructure, application modernization, data platforms, AI/ML (Foundry of AI/FAIR), and cybersecurity, along with managed hosting, colocation and platform integrations with major hyperscalers. Rackspace serves regulated and mission-critical industries with a focus on security, compliance, cost optimization and operational reliability.

📋 Description

• Work from home as a Staff Database Reliability Engineer • Manage databases in a cloud environment using tools like Terraform and AWS • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability

🎯 Requirements

• 5 - 8 years in DBA / Platform Engineering • 5+ years of experience in Oracle • Strong multi-cloud experience (Azure / AWS / GCP – at least two) • Deep HA/DR & performance tuning expertise • Automation-first mindset (Terraform, scripting, CI/CD) • Experience in SaaS/DBaaS environments preferred • DBA Skills: Primary Database: Oracle; Secondary Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server • Database Backup & Recovery: Tools and strategies for database backups and disaster recovery. • Performance Tuning: Query optimization, indexing strategies, and database performance troubleshooting. • Database Security: User management, roles, access control, and auditing. • Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge (DBaaS): Cloud Platforms: AWS (RDS, Aurora), Azure (Cosmos DB, SQL Database), GCP (Cloud SQL, Firestore). • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes. • Kubernetes & Containers: Running databases in containers (like Kubernetes). • Observability Tools: ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) • Database Migration: Migrating databases across different platforms or cloud environments. • Database Scaling: Vertical and horizontal scaling techniques in cloud environments. • SRE Principles: Incident Management, Monitoring and Alerting, SLOs/SLAs, Disaster Recovery Planning. • Scripting and Automation: Scripting Languages: Python, Shell scripting, Bash, PowerShell. • Automation Tools: Ansible, Puppet, Chef. • Networking Basics: TCP/IP, DNS, Firewall, Load Balancers. • OS Skills: Expertise in Linux OS (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Remote work options