Senior Database Administrator

Exiger

Senior Database Administrator managing cloud databases and AI-native data infrastructure for Exiger’s supply chain risk platform. Supporting secure, compliant workloads across AWS and federal environments.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeJersey City • New Jersey, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in cloud data architecture, focusing on performance tuning, security compliance, and AI-native data infrastructure. Proven ability to mentor teams and drive cost optimization while ensuring high availability and disaster recovery across cloud environments.

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Cloud Database DesignPerformance TuningData Security ComplianceAI Data InfrastructureFinOps Cost Optimization

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Hard Skills

Database AdministrationCloud Data ArchitectureDisaster RecoveryHigh AvailabilityBackup and ReplicationCapacity PlanningPerformance TuningCloud NetworkingEncryptionAccess Control

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

AWSFedRAMPCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeAI/ML Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

NIST 800-53

Industry Keywords

ComplianceRisk ManagementFinancial ServicesDefenseSaaS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, operate, and optimize Exiger’s cloud data platforms across AWS commercial, AWS GovCloud, and future IL5/IL6 environments
Own performance, scale, high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and multi-region strategies across transactional, analytical, and AI workloads
Build and support AI-native data infrastructure for 1Exiger, including vector search, embeddings, RAG pipelines, inference telemetry, evaluation data, and agent memory
Ensure data security, encryption, access control, auditability, lineage, retention, and CUI handling meet FedRAMP High and federal customer requirements
Partner with security teams on POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, control evidence, and continuous monitoring
Drive cost optimization, modernization, and consolidation across legacy and cloud data estates using FinOps and open data architecture principles
Promote DevOps practices including infrastructure as code, automated schema migrations, CI/CD integration, and feature-flag-gated releases
Mentor engineers and DBAs on scalable, cost-aware, compliance-ready data architecture

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of database administration experience with increasing ownership of cloud data architecture
Deep expertise in cloud database design, performance tuning, scaling, capacity planning, cost planning, backup, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery
Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, encryption, access control, and audit requirements for data platforms
Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms with strict uptime, security, and compliance requirements
Working knowledge of, or strong interest in, AI data infrastructure such as vector search, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and model telemetry
Ability to collaborate across engineering, infrastructure, AI/ML, and security teams
Preferred: experience with FedRAMP, StateRAMP, IL4+, NIST 800-53, or federal compliance environments
Preferred: experience in compliance, risk, financial services, defense, or data-intensive SaaS environments
Preferred: experience with air-gapped or disconnected database environments
Preferred: exposure to FinOps and cloud cost optimization at scale
Preferred: experience supporting ML or AI platforms in production

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time off
Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits
Competitive compensation package
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicable
Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming
Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certifications