Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of database administration experience with enterprise platforms.
3+ years of leadership or management experience.
Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server in high-availability environments.
Experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and disaster recovery planning.
Familiarity with Amazon RDS and SQL optimization on EC2.
Experience with automation and scripting technologies like PowerShell and T-SQL.
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of Database Administrators, focusing on performance management and career development.
Establish team objectives and operational priorities to meet service-level expectations.
Oversee administration and lifecycle management of enterprise database platforms.
Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities are documented and tested.
Drive database architecture standards and lead modernization initiatives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on application deployments and strategic projects.
Monitor database risks and develop governance processes for compliance.
Benefits
Competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
Paid Time Off and Paid Company Holidays.
Growth-oriented work environment with training opportunities.
Casual dress policy and a Free Food and Beverage Program.
Hybrid work model with flexibility in office attendance.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Database Administrators through coaching, performance management, career development, and cross training.
Establish team objectives, operational priorities, and service-level expectations.
Manage staffing, workload distribution, on-call support, and resource planning.
Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, automation, and continuous improvement.
Database Operations
Oversee the administration, maintenance, monitoring, patching, and lifecycle management of enterprise database platforms.
Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery capabilities are implemented, documented, tested, and regularly validated.
Establish and maintain database performance monitoring and capacity planning processes.
Serve as the escalation point for critical database incidents and production outages.
Cost optimization through core optimization, workload consolidation, and deployment configuration improvements.
Architecture & Engineering
Drive database architecture standards and best practices across the organization.
Lead modernization and cloud adoption initiatives involving database platforms and services. Lead database migrations, data integrity and performance validation, documentation, and post-migration operational readiness.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Promote automation of operational tasks through scripting, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Establish governance processes for database administration, change management, backup retention, and access management.
Monitor database risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Business Partnership
Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, and Enterprise Architecture teams on application deployments, upgrades, and strategic initiatives.
Participate in project planning, budgeting, vendor management, and technology roadmap discussions.
Communicate operational health, risks, and strategic recommendations to IT leadership.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of database administration experience supporting enterprise database platforms.
3+ years of leadership or management experience.
Strong expertise administering Microsoft SQL Server in highly available enterprise environments.
Experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning.
Experience with Amazon RDS and/or optimizing SQL on EC2
Experience managing mission-critical production environments with 24x7 availability requirements.
Experience with automation and scripting technologies including PowerShell and T-SQL.
Experience with Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and other managed database services.
Strong understanding of database security, access controls, auditing, and operational governance.
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting cloud database platforms in Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
Experience leading database platform modernization or cloud migration initiatives.
Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Database - Specialty, or equivalent certifications.
Experience supporting highly regulated, e-commerce, retail, healthcare, financial services, or similar environments.
Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other non-Microsoft database platforms.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep) and DevOps practices.
Schedule:
Full time
Monday-Friday, 9AM to 6PM
Hybrid work model - 2 days/week in office
We Offer:
Competitive benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long-Term Disability, 401K, and more!
