Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.This is an engagement through Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team. Our Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team is a global group of professionals that support Upwork’s business. Our HWS team members are located all over the world.Work/Project Scope:Developing new database automations and enhancing existing automationsDevelop strong tooling and automations to support a zero-downtime businessStandard deployment, operational and maintenance DBA tasks supported by automationsCreate and maintain vulnerability management policies, procedures, and trainingMust Haves (Required Skills):Strong software development background and experience with a language like PERL or Python: You know how to write code for automations beyond a simple shell script.Relational database management experience (Postgres/MySQL/Oracle)Proficiency with database languages: SQL, PL/SQL or pgPL/SQL.Participate in on-call rotation for data-related incidents.Automation mindset: desire and ability to automate repetitive tasks.Preferably with cloud management experience: Experience with Terraform (and similar tools like Hashicorp Packer, Chef/Ansible)Upwork is proudly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, 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 other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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