Database Administrator

Job Description

Responsibilities

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• Manage and monitor production Microsoft SQL Server databases.

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• Improve database performance by working with indexes, queries, statistics, and connections.

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• Manage backups, restores, replication, and high availability.

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• Test backup and recovery processes to make sure databases can be restored when needed.

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• Help move databases to AWS, including Amazon RDS for SQL Server and/or Aurora PostgreSQL.

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• Help convert databases, migrate data, test changes, and support production cutovers.

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• Convert T-SQL, stored procedures, and triggers to PostgreSQL when needed.

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• Work with PostgreSQL databases, including tuning, replication, and extensions.

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• Help protect sensitive data through encryption, access controls, key management, and auditing.

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• Review database changes and SQL queries from engineering teams.

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• Help engineers build databases that are reliable and perform well.

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• Create scripts and automation for database setup, migrations, maintenance, and monitoring.

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• Support PCI-DSS and SOC 2 compliance requirements.

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• Participate in on-call support and help resolve database issues.

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Requirements

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• 4+ years of database engineering or DBA experience.

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• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server in a production environment.

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• Experience with SQL Server performance tuning, Always On or similar HA/DR, backups, recovery, and security.

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• Strong knowledge of SQL, T-SQL, and PL/pgSQL.

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• Experience moving databases between platforms or into the cloud.

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• Experience with PowerShell, Python, or Bash scripting.

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Qualifications

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• Strong understanding of data security and data accuracy.

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• Able to explain database issues and recommendations clearly.

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• Good communication and documentation skills.

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• Comfortable using data to make decisions.

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• Four-year technical degree, or equivalent work experience.

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• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. and able to pass a background check.

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Preferred

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• Experience with Amazon RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS DMS, or Babelfish.

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• Experience with change data capture (CDC) and data pipelines.

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• Experience with multi-tenant databases and tenant data separation.

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• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.

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• Knowledge of PCI-DSS or SOC 2.

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• Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.

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• Experience with Databricks or data warehouse platforms.

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