Senior Data Platform Engineer

  • Remote - Colombia, Costa Rica

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Job description

Gorilla Logic provides nearshore Agile teams to Fortune 500 and SMB companies, bringing unparalleled expertise in the delivery of full-stack web, mobile, and enterprise applications. Our highly collaborative Agile Gorillas are uniquely qualified to implement complex software initiatives. With offices in the United States, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico, Gorilla Logic helps clients gain competitive advantages to achieve results faster.

Senior Data Platform Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to work on a MySQL to PostgreSQL migration, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity. Help on Kubernetes migrations, Terraform refactoring, and CI/CD improvements. You will be responsible for scaling infrastructure, optimizing deployments, and ensuring the reliability of our cloud-based systems.

Responsibilities

*Drive and support in the MySQL to PostgreSQL migration, ensuring smooth execution.

*Improve database replication, failover, and high availability strategies.

*Ensure logging, monitoring, and observability of best practices.

*Contribute to cloud security, scalability, and performance tuning.

*Support monorepo decomposition by breaking Terraform-based infrastructure into modules.

*Migrate Kubernetes clusters to improve scalability, security, and GCP integration.

*Refactor and optimize Terraform configurations for better performance.

*Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Technical Requirements

*5+ years of experience in Database Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps.

*Strong knowledge of MySQL & PostgreSQL, including data migration strategies.

*Knowledge in Kubernetes (GKE) and Terraform.

*Hands-on experience with GCP services and multi-cluster deployments.

*Proficiency in Google Cloud SQL & GCP database services.

*Proficiency in SQL query optimization and performance tuning

*Strong knowledge in PostgreSQL architecture, indexing, partitioning, query tuning.

*Experience with CI/CD automation, observability, and cloud security.

*Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash scripting.

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