Contract: Data Infrastructure Engineer

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world's work marketplace. We cater to individuals ranging from single operators startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with an effective, trust-driven platform that allows companies and talents to cooperate in new ways to unlock their potential. Last year, over $3.8 billion worth of work was performed through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating in their careers. This is an opportunity through Upwork's Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team. Our Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team is an international group of professionals who support Upwork's business, and our HWS team members are spread across the globe. Work/Project Scope: - Provisioning - Maintenance - Right-scaling - Cost-effective use - Creating and maintaining vulnerability management policies, procedures and training Must Haves (Required Skills): - Experience with relational database management (Postgres/MySQL/Oracle) - Proficiency with database languages: SQL, PL/SQL or pgPL/SQL. - Technologies: Kafka / Kinesis (on-prem or managed), ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/Mongo, Redis/Memcache - Databases: Analytical databases like Snowflake/Clickhouse/Greenplum, data federation engines like Presto/Trino/Dremio/Athena. - Cloud management: Experience with Terraform (CloudFormation, Hashicorp Packer, Chef/Ansible). - Scripting: Strong experience with Python (preferred), shell (secondary) - AWS knowledge: Specifics of resource creation and policy (permissions) management. - On-call assistance with DB-related incidents. - Automation mindset: Desire and ability to automate repetitive tasks. Upwork is proud to commit to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We never discriminate based on race, religion, color, nationality, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. #LI-HP1 To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice.