$130,000 - $150,000 / year + Bonus

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Database Administrator and Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with 8+ years of experience designing, administering, automating, and supporting mission-critical PostgreSQL, SQL Server, AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift environments across cloud and on-premises platforms. Experienced in database modernization, cloud migrations, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, observability, and automation. AWS Certified professional with a strong focus on reliability engineering, operational excellence, and DevOps practices.

Job Duties

• Design, administer, and support enterprise PostgreSQL environments in AWS and on-premises environments.

• Manage Amazon RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift platforms.

• Lead database modernization and migration initiatives from legacy database platforms to PostgreSQL.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform for database provisioning and management.

• Improve database performance, scalability, availability, reliability, and security.

• Develop automation solutions for database patching, deployments, monitoring, backup validation, and maintenance.

• Integrate database deployments with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.

• Implement monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Grafana, and custom automation.

• Establish PostgreSQL standards, governance, and operational best practices.

• Provide architectural guidance for application teams adopting PostgreSQL and cloud-native database services.

• Design and maintain HA/DR solutions, replication technologies, and recovery strategies.

• Optimize AWS database costs and resource utilization while maintaining performance objectives.

• Mentor junior DBAs and engineers and lead strategic database initiatives.

• Provide 24x7 production support for mission-critical applications and services.

Skills & Requirements
Qualifications:

Relevant Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

• AWS Certified Database - Specialty (or equivalent database certification)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

• EDB PostgreSQL Associate / PostgreSQL Administration Certification

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (optional)

Core Competencies

PostgreSQL, AWS RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, SQL Server, Terraform, CI/CD, Python, PowerShell, Bash, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Grafana, High Availability, Replication, Backup & Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Planning, Database Automation, Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE).

Additional Requirements and Details:

• Travel required up to 10% of the time.

• Located and working from an office location.

• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

• Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

• Frequent sitting and/or standing.

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Qualifications Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you'd like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• Medical, vision & dental plans
• Life, AD&D
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Pension Plan & Employer Match
• Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Education Assistance
• Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
• Medical, vision & dental plans
  • PPO & high-deductible options
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
  • Health Care FSA
  • Dental & Vision FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Commuter FSA
• Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match
• Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
• Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education & Legal Assistance
• Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Commuter Benefits (Denver)