Senior Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of production performance for PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.

• Identify and resolve issues related to execution plans, indexing, locking, blocking, and query performance.

• Design and implement strategies for high availability, replication, failover, and disaster recovery.

• Lead zero-downtime schema modifications and production database migrations.

• Carry out large-scale data migrations and backfills through secure and verifiable processes.

• Ensure secure database access, encryption, auditing, and governance practices are upheld.

• Develop monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning processes.

• Assist with reporting, analytics, and performance of data warehouses.

• Strive for continuous improvement in database reliability, safety, and operational excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in administering production databases.

• Expertise in PostgreSQL administration.

• Proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server administration.

• Advanced skills in SQL, T-SQL, and PL/pgSQL.

• Extensive experience in execution plan analysis and performance tuning.

• Demonstrated history of leading zero-downtime production migrations.

• Strong knowledge of high availability/disaster recovery, replication, backup, and recovery processes.

• Familiarity with AWS RDS, Aurora, or similar cloud database solutions.

• Strong practices in security, encryption, auditing, and least-privilege access.

• Exceptional written communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Employer Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

• Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance

• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Health Spending Accounts

• Dayforce Wallet – get paid as you earn

• Employee Discount

• Retirement Planning (401k with matching contribution)

• Pet Insurance

• Wellness Program Offerings

• Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period based on years of service, starting at 15 days annually.

• 9 Paid Holidays per year, including 1 floating holiday.