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

• 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

• Provide support for production databases including performance monitoring, daily management to prevent data loss, unplanned downtime or performance degradation
• Install, administer, and maintain schema and data to ensure maximum availability
• Analyzes and resolves problems associated with server hardware and application software
• Monitor and optimize data lake ingestion processes
• Participate in a 24x7x365 OnCall Rotation
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and testing exercises

• 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

• Supervises and develops multi-platform converged enterprise engineering solutions targeted to meet existing, enhanced, and new platform solutions for business and infrastructure services.
• Leads, directs, or recommends cross-functional team targeted for system enhancements for system performance, reliability, scalability, and capacity.
• Evaluates product and service solutions.

Senior Database Administrator

• Ensuring the stability and reliability of on-premise Oracle database environments through maintenance, monitoring, and security administration
• Supporting application-specific data integrity, managing local user security, and maintaining replication streams using GoldenGate and remote site configurations
• Collaborating with development teams to support application data functions
• Administering on-premise Oracle databases (including Multitenant container/pluggable architectures)
• Creating and managing database user accounts, profiles, and privileges manually
• Monitoring and maintaining Oracle GoldenGate replication processes
• Performing routine database maintenance tasks such as patching, backups (RMAN), and storage management
• Troubleshooting database alerts and basic application performance issues
• Assisting in the deployment of database changes and schema updates to support application releases
• Ensuring database recoverability by conducting regular backup verifications
• Monitoring database performance metrics and executing basic tuning tasks under the guidance of senior staff.

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