Availity is seeking a knowledgeable Cloud Database Administrator III to manage our company's cloud-based databases. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and maintain secure, high-availability database systems in compliance with healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH). This role is critical to ensuring data integrity, security, and performance across our cloud platforms.
Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.Location: Remote, US
Role qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 4+ years of experience in database administration. Postgres and MySQL experience required. Oracle and MS SQL Server experience preferred.
- Proficiency with AWS required.
- Experience managing large fleets of AWS RDS and Aurora databases in active production systems.
- Experience with SQL query language required. NoSQL experience would be nice.
- Strong understanding of database security practices and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, HITECH, PCI DSS).
- Scripting skills (e.g. Python, Terraform) for automation and DevOps support. Experience with Lambda is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty).
What you will be doing:- Design, implement, and manage database structures in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
- Ensure database performance, security, and availability.
- Develop and maintain backup and disaster recovery procedures.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot bottlenecks.
- Implement and enforce database security protocols to protect sensitive healthcare data.
- Collaborate with IT, development, and compliance teams to support business objectives.
- Maintain documentation for database architectures, processes, and compliance activities.
- Stay current with advancements in cloud database technologies and healthcare data regulations.
Availity culture and benefits:- Availity is a certified "Great Place to Work", a "Best Workplaces for Technology Companies", a "Best Workplaces for Women" and a "Best Workplaces for Millennials"!
- Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!
- We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. "AvaiLadies", "Beyond Black", "HOLA", "Availity Pride", "VetAvaility" a Young Professionals Group and "She Can Code IT" a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in.
- Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!
- We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!
- We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.
- Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
- Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement!
- Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.
- Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You're at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.
Next steps:After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.
Interview process: - Manager resume review
- Recruiter video interview
- Manager video interview
- Technical video interview
- Senior leadership video interview
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Video Camera Usage:Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success. As a remote first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role.
Having cameras on helps create a more connected, interactive, and productive environment, allowing teams to communicate more effectively and build stronger working relationships. The usage of cameras also enhances security and protects sensitive company information. Video participation is required to ensure that only authorized personnel are present in meetings and to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, preventing social engineering, or the sharing of confidential information with non-participants.
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