Database Administrator

• 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

• Design, implement, and manage AWS-managed databases including RDS (Oracle, PostgreSQL etc.), develop strategies for high availability, replication, failover, and disaster recovery.
• Migrate on-premises databases to AWS cloud environments using DMS, or native tools.
• Monitor database performance and tune queries, indexes, and configurations.
• Implement caching strategies (ElastiCachce, Redis, etc.) to optimize workloads.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Implement database encryption, access controls, and key management using KMS and IAM.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2 etc.) as applicable.
• Automate provisioning, backups, restores, and monitoring using infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation etc.).
• Integrate database operations into CI/CD pipelines for schema and data changes.
• Manage cost optimization for cloud-based database services.
• Set up monitoring and alerting with CloudWatch, Performance Insights, and third-party tools.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues across production and non-production environments.
• Conduct root cause analysis of incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Work closely with developers, architects, and QA to ensure smooth releases.

AWS Cloud Database Administrator

• Responsible for all aspects of Administering the Appian Database
• Perform stored procedures and database performance tuning

Appian Database Administrator

• Ensure the availability, security, integrity, performance, and recoverability of enterprise database platforms
• Provide expert technical oversight for database operations, security compliance, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and modernization initiatives
• Report to the Enterprise Platforms and Storage Director and collaborate closely with application teams, cloud engineering, cybersecurity, enterprise infrastructure, and networking teams
• Ensure compliance with federal IT security requirements
• Produce recurring operational and performance reports
• Maintain detailed documentation

Database Administrator, SQL Server / Oracle

• Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and security of enterprise-level PostgreSQL environments.
• Serve as the "PostgreSQL Subject Matter Expert", providing architectural guidance and best practices
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain PostgreSQL database clusters (including HA/DR setups)
• Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions (streaming replication, logical replication, failover)
• Perform performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning
• Manage database security, including roles, permissions, encryption, and auditing
• Support backup and recovery strategies (PITR, WAL archiving)
• Troubleshoot database issues, outages, and performance bottlenecks
• Automate database administration tasks using scripting (Bash, Python, etc.)
• Ensure compliance with security standards (STIG, RMF, NIST, etc.).

Postgres Database Administrator, SME

• Serve as the "PostgreSQL Subject Matter Expert", providing architectural guidance and best practices.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain PostgreSQL database clusters (including HA/DR setups).
• Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions (streaming replication, logical replication, failover).
• Perform performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning.
• Manage database security, including roles, permissions, encryption, and auditing.
• Support backup and recovery strategies (PITR, WAL archiving).
• Troubleshoot database issues, outages, and performance bottlenecks.
• Automate database administration tasks using scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with security standards (STIG, RMF, NIST, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Design, administer, and optimize databases in on-premises and cloud environments.
• Perform database performance tuning, backups, replication, and recovery.
• Enforce access controls, auditing, governance, and retention policies.
• Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and permissions.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and support containerized database and application operations.
• Administer CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting database and application delivery.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborative delivery activities.
• Support production operations with urgency and operational discipline.
• Communicate technical risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong customer trust through technical expertise, responsiveness, and reliability.

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