Database Administrator

• Maintain databases across development, QA and production environments in multiple regions
• Continually improve database performance, efficiency, reliability and security
• Design and support fault-tolerant, highly available database architecture, including replication, failover and disaster recovery capabilities
• Administer and optimize AWS database services such as RDS, Redshift and DynamoDB
• Collaborate with DevOps, Engineering and Software Development teams on query optimization, schema design and database management best practices
• Evaluate, test and deploy database changes that support new system deployments, product features and platform improvements
• Manage backup and restore procedures, database monitoring, alerting and incident response
• Help standardize and automate database operations using repeatable tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Use AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve DBA productivity, troubleshooting, analysis and operational efficiency
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support production systems and resolve escalated issues

Senior MySQL Database Administrator – AWS/RDS

• As the Platform Database Administrator (DBA) for Aurora, serve as the architectural and operational anchor for high-scale database environments.
• Bridge the gap between technical data layers and production feature engineering.
• Take full ownership of database performance tuning, optimization strategies, and system reliability across core software suites.
• Sustain consistent system performance and reliability across 400+ database schemas, managing comprehensive schema migrations and tracking client-specific data growth metrics.
• Supervise AWS Aurora-specific environments, orchestrating cluster endpoint routing configurations, managing failover behaviors, executing parameter tuning, and troubleshooting data warehouse / read replica lags.
• Apply deep knowledge of InnoDB core internals to manage lock behaviors, resolve complex lock contentions, adjust buffer pool parameters, and systematically reduce purge lags across write-heavy database clusters.
• Diagnose and optimize heavy database pipelines utilizing INSERT...SELECT queries and computed-table patterns.
• Analyze Aurora instance utilization models against pricing factors to right-size compute resources and minimize I/O waste stemming from unoptimized queries.

Platform Database Administrator, Aurora/MySQL

• Install, configure, manage, monitor, troubleshoot and tune production, support and develop databases
• Help to define SQL Server architecture and implement environments
• Ensure high availability in the production systems through multiple methods
• Ensure outstanding performance in all systems
• Troubleshoot SQL Server issues as they occur
• Ensure all database servers are backed up in a way that meets the business's Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
• Test backups to ensure Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) can be met
• Understand and manage SQL Server capacity usage and growth planning
• Design indexes and review query execution plans for optimal performance and operations

Senior Database Administrator II, SQL DBA

• Assist in managing AWS RDS instances by monitoring database health, identifying performance issues, and participating in root-cause investigations
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to ensure 24/7 database availability and rapid response to production incidents across our global infrastructure
• Execute quarterly patching, monthly index reviews, and backup integrity testing within a live production environment
• Advance your T-SQL knowledge by participating in code reviews and assisting Developer and TechOps teams with query optimization and execution
• Utilize Python, PowerShell, and other scripting languages to build or maintain automation tools (e.g., AWS Lambdas, GitHub Action workflows, etc.)
• Manage user permissions, SOPs, and disaster recovery runbooks while helping ensure regulatory framework compliance (including HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2) across all database systems

Junior Database Administrator

• Manages the design, development, maintenance, upkeep, and safety of complex physical databases.
• Provides strategic level technical leadership to the database programming group, IT, and the enterprise.
• Coordinates software issues with other IT organizations.
• Oversees the contributions and efforts by customers of other IT functions to develop and improve databases and master files.
• Performs technical audits of all internal databases.
• Performs functions, such as backup and recovery, database consistency checking, loading and unloading of data.
• Identifies new initiatives and makes recommendations for database growth and integration.

Mainframe Database Manager 4 – Mainframe Db2, IMS Database

• Designing, building and optimizing queries in MS SQL and PostgreSQL
• Reading and interpreting execution plans in SQL Server and PostgreSQL to troubleshoot query performance issues
• Designing, building and optimizing indexes in MS SQL and PostgreSQL
• Creating and managing database partitions
• Monitoring database performance and tuning them for optimal performance
• Monitoring index performance and tuning them for optimal performance
• Ensuring data security and integrity
• Developing and maintaining database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and definitions for the data dictionary
• Collaborating with developers to design, develop, and implement new database applications
• Troubleshooting database issues

Development Database Administrator

• Administer, monitor and maintain SQL Server databases
• Perform performance tuning, query optimization and troubleshooting
• Manage backups, restores and high availability (HA/DR) solutions
• Ensure database security, integrity and compliance
• Develop and manage data pipelines using Databricks
• Work with large-scale data processing using Spark (PySpark/Scala)
• Support ETL/ELT workflows and data transformations
• Optimize data processing for performance and scalability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data platform initiatives

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