Senior Database Administrator

Kaseware

Senior Database Administrator managing PostgreSQL and Metabase for Kaseware's data visualization tier. Ensuring performance and design of systems that support law enforcement and corporate security software.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureNeo4jPostgresSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own day-to-day administration of Kaseware’s PostgreSQL and Metabase deployments, including configuration, capacity, backups, and recovery
Lead query and database performance tuning explain plan analysis, index design and review, connection pooling, etc
Partner with the Data team to optimize Metabase performance – query review, dashboard tuning, source-database optimization, caching strategies, and Metabase application database administration
Provide schema design review, data modeling guidance, and migration support to engineering teams shipping new features
Design and maintain backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies that meet customer and compliance requirements (RPO/RTO)
Implement and operate database monitoring, alerting, and observability – query performance, slow logs, replication health, and capacity trends
Establish and document database standards, runbooks, and best practices; mentor engineering and data team members on database design and SQL performance
Contribute new ideas and improvements to the Kaseware data architecture as the platform and customer footprint grow

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional database administration experience, including significant time owning production database environments at scale
Expert-level PostgreSQL skills – deep performance tuning, index strategy, query plan analysis, vacuum/autovacuum tuning, replication, partitioning, extensions, and connection pooling (PgBouncer or comparable)
Hands-on experience with Azure Database for PostgreSQL (Single Server, Flexible Server, or Hyperscale/Citus); broader Azure data services experience is a plus
Production experience with Metabase or comparable BI/reporting platforms, including performance tuning of dashboards and the underlying source databases
Schema design, data modeling, and database migration experience for production systems
Experience supporting compliance-driven environments (FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CJIS, or similar), particularly with respect to database controls – encryption, access management, and audit logging – is strongly preferred
Familiarity with graph databases (e.g., ArangoDB, Neo4j, JanusGraph, or comparable) and graph query languages is a strong plus
Strong written and verbal communication; able to translate technical findings into clear guidance for engineering and data team partners
Ability to work independently, prioritize against team objectives, and operate effectively in a hybrid or remote environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance with generous company contribution
Flex Spending Accounts
Unlimited paid vacation
12 paid company holidays
Paid Sick Time
Paid Parental Leave
401k with company matching
EcoPass provided for Colorado-based employees

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Hard Skills & Tools

PostgreSQLperformance tuningindex strategyquery plan analysisvacuum tuningreplicationpartitioningschema designdata modelingdatabase migration

Soft Skills

strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationindependent workprioritizationoperating effectively in hybrid environments

Certifications

FedRAMPSOC 2ISO 27001CJIS