Attain Finance · 1 day ago
Database Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expAttain Finance is a company with over 50 years of expertise in consumer finance, providing accessible credit solutions across the U.S. They are seeking a skilled Database Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of their database ecosystem, collaborating closely with various teams to optimize operations and support a modern Data Cloud platform.
CreditFinancial ServicesLending
Hiring Manager
Alex H.
Responsibilities
Manage and optimize databases across AWS RDS, Aurora (MySQL/Postgres), PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server
Build and enhance monitoring and alerting for availability, performance, replication lag, storage, and system anomalies using CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar tools
Ensure database performance tuning, capacity planning, HA/DR readiness, and operational excellence
Proactively track database health and address performance or stability issues before they impact production
Lead backup, recovery, retention, and failover strategies
Act as a key responder for critical production database incidents, ensuring fast diagnosis and resolution
Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement long-term preventive improvements
Improve response playbooks, runbooks, dashboards, and observability practices
Lead efforts to standardize and clean up database access, aligning permissions with least-privilege and governance standards
Work with Data Governance and InfoSec to ensure compliance, auditing, encryption, and secure access patterns
Maintain consistent operational and security practices across all environments
Partner with the Data Engineering team to support modern pipelines, schema design improvements, and real-time ingestion architectures
Provide guidance on query optimization, SQL reviews, and data model considerations
Support the evolution of our data platform, including real-time ingestion (CDC, Kafka, Kinesis, etc.)
Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve monitoring tools, and streamline operations
Maintain documentation, runbooks, and best practices to improve reliability and cross-team collaboration
Contribute to tooling improvements that elevate database visibility and performance
Qualification
Required
3-5 years in a database-focused engineering or reliability role
Strong hands-on expertise with:
AWS RDS & Aurora (Postgres/MySQL)
PostgreSQL administration & tuning
SQL Server administration
Strong understanding of:
Performance tuning and diagnostics
High availability, replication, DR, and failover mechanisms
Backup/restore operations
IAM, access control, encryption, and auditability
Monitoring and observability best practices
Experience supporting mission-critical production databases
Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to communicate effectively under pressure
Comfortable partnering with data engineering teams
Preferred
Experience with Snowflake or interest in supporting its adoption
Exposure to real-time ingestion (Kafka, Kinesis, CDC, DMS)
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Experience with observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, New Relic)
Benefits
Flexible Paid Time Off Program
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability
Other voluntary coverages
401k program, starting on the first of the month following 30 days of employment with a company match
Company
Attain Finance
Attain Finance offers consumer credit lending and personal loan services through multiple brands in the U.S. and Canada.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$130MKey Investors
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