Junior Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +34 more states.

📋 Description

• Support the management of AWS RDS instances by monitoring the health of databases, pinpointing performance concerns, and engaging in root-cause investigations.

• Take part in a rotating on-call schedule to guarantee 24/7 database availability and swift responses to production incidents across our global infrastructure.

• Carry out quarterly patching, monthly index assessments, and backup integrity verification within a live production environment.

• Enhance your T-SQL expertise by engaging in code reviews and aiding Developer and TechOps teams with query optimization and execution.

• Use Python, PowerShell, and other scripting languages to create or sustain automation tools (e.g., AWS Lambdas, GitHub Action workflows, etc.).

• Oversee user permissions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and disaster recovery runbooks while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks (including HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2) across all database systems.

⛳️ Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in a DBA or Database Support position; must have practical exposure to a live, production-level environment.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 or later.

• Practical knowledge or a solid understanding of core AWS services (RDS, Lambda, State Machines, CloudWatch).

• Proficiency in T-SQL; familiarity with Python and PowerShell for automation tasks.

• Strong comprehension of ACID properties, indexing, backup/restore strategies, and database security.

• Excellent communication skills to collaborate closely with distributed DevOps and TechOps teams, along with a clear dedication to supporting the on-call rotation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Dental, vision, and various group medical plans to select from.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Group life insurance.

• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.

• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).

• Commuter benefits.

• Employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance.

• Additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program).

• Flexible vacation time.

• Accrued paid sick time.

• 10 paid holidays.

• 2 floating holidays for full-time non-exempt employees.

• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees.

• Additional paid weeks for the birthing parent.

• 4 weeks paid caregiver leave.

• Monthly Lifestyle Spending Account allowance.