Lead Database Engineer

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are building a Lead Database Engineer role to own the data tier and deliver resilient, automated recovery capabilities across major database stacks. You will design, orchestrate, and validate recovery platforms spanning relational, NoSQL, and cloud-native systems, aligning DBA practices with infrastructure-as-code on AWS, GCP, and Azure. Join us and apply to help raise reliability and recovery standards at scale

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated recovery architectures for polyglot persistence layers across relational, NoSQL, and cloud-native distributed databases
• Guide the team in creating automated "clean room" recovery environments and automated data restoration pipelines
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the nearshore time zone
• Collaborate with delivery management, cloud architects, and the offshore engineering team
• Orchestrate and validate automated recovery platforms across a broad ecosystem of database technologies
• Bridge core database administration with automated infrastructure-as-code recovery solutions

Requirements

• Proven production expertise with 5+ years managing and troubleshooting relational, NoSQL, and NewSQL databases
• Advanced knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MySQL
• Hands-on proficiency with MongoDB and CockroachDB
• Strong experience architecting database solutions in GCP, AWS, and Azure
• Practical skills using cloud storage primitives such as Cloud Storage Buckets, S3, and Blob Storage to build immutable backup architectures
• Demonstrated ability to drive automation with Ansible for configuration management and Jenkins for orchestration pipelines
• Solid understanding of backup verification, point-in-time recovery (PITR) at scale, and air-gapped storage
• Deep familiarity with data integrity validation practices
• English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.