CockroachDB Database Engineer

Job Title: CockroachDB Database Engineer

Location: Plano, TX ot Charlotte, NC

Duration: Contract - 11 months

Pay Range: $73.68/hr (W2)

Job ID: 409455

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a CockroachDB Database Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing, building, and operationalizing CockroachDB as an enterprise DBaaS on Linux and a proven ability to deliver secure, automated, and highly available distributed database services.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and enforce engineering standards, reference architectures, and best practices.


• Build automation frameworks using Ansible, shell scripting, and infrastructure-as-code for scalable, repeatable deployments.


• Design and implement self-service provisioning capabilities for application teams.


• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, monitoring, failover, and disaster recovery.


• Define and implement security, compliance, and governance controls aligned with enterprise policies.


• Serve as SME and escalation point for CockroachDB-related issues.


• Continuously improve platform reliability, efficiency, and developer experience.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with CockroachDB architecture and administration.


• Deep understanding of distributed databases, including replication, consistency, and consensus models.


• Expertise in automation using Ansible playbooks.


• Strong shell scripting skills in Bash or Korn Shell for automation and operational tooling.


• Experience using AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot to write code.


• Experience with multi-region deployment architectures and high availability design.


• Database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning expertise.


• 8+ years of database engineering experience in enterprise environments.


• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code principles.


• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.


• Solid knowledge of backup, restore, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.


• Experience implementing security controls, encryption, RBAC, and compliance standards.


• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with Terraform or similar IaC tools.


• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline integration for database provisioning.


• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.

Additional Details

• Glider: Candidate ID Verification.


• Hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.


• Role requires a specific start date due to business need.


• Hours per Day: 8. Labor Type: Technical.


• Maximum Submissions per Supplier: 5.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Opportunities for growth with global clients.


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume.