Senior Database Administrator

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the overall health, reliability, and performance of database environments through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and observability.

• Examine database backups, maintenance activities, and health reports to pinpoint and address issues within established SLAs.

• Act as an L3 escalation point by responding to database alerts and escalations.

• Lead root-cause analysis efforts and implement long-term corrective measures.

• Spearhead database performance tuning initiatives, which include query optimization, index strategy, and workload-specific configuration improvements.

• Collaborate with Database Engineering to evaluate performance trends and identify systemic risks or opportunities for improvement.

• Work together with Cloud Engineering and Application Development teams to ensure scalable deployments and optimize performance.

• Establish and uphold database security standards in collaboration with engineering and security stakeholders.

• Deploy and manage tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, and packages across various environments.

• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and provide L1–L3 support as needed.

• Contribute to initiatives aimed at enhancing database resiliency, availability, and operational transparency.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 7 years of experience in supporting SQL Server and/or MySQL databases in production environments.

• Strong proficiency in database monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Experience in supporting high-availability and disaster recovery configurations.

• Proficient in analyzing database logs, execution plans, and performance metrics.

• Experience in deploying and managing database objects across multiple environments.

• Willingness to be part of a 24/7 on-call rotation.

• Excellent root-cause analysis, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Preferred: experience supporting databases in AWS environments, including RDS, Aurora, and CloudWatch monitoring.

• Preferred: experience with very large databases (VLDB > 1TB).

• Preferred: familiarity with automation and scripting, including T-SQL, PowerShell, and CLI.

• Preferred: exposure to NoSQL platforms.

• Preferred: relevant certifications such as MCTS, MCITP, MySQL, or AWS Database Specialty.

• Preferred: experience with third-party monitoring and performance tools such as Idera, SolarWinds, Datadog, and Splunk.

• Requires prolonged sitting, standing, bending, stooping, and stretching.

• Requires the ability to lift 10 pounds.

• Requires eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, and a normal range of hearing and vision, with or without correction.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus programs.

• 401(k) match.

• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

• HSA and FSA options.

• Financial wellness resources.

• Employee discount programs.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Mental health support for employees and dependents through Lyra Health.

• Family planning and women’s health benefits through Carrot.

• Gym membership reimbursement.

• Virtual wellness programs, including yoga.

• 3 weeks PTO to start.

• Unlimited PTO after year one.

• Education expense reimbursement.

• Leadership development programs.

• Certified Payments Professional (CPP) certification support.