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

• Support and maintain large-scale Db2 databases on z/OS for business-critical trading and brokerage applications
• Design, configure, and maintain low-latency data replication using IBM IIDR (Q Rep / CDC) in Active-Active and Active-Passive architectures
• Perform proactive performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal response times and system stability
• Lead troubleshooting and rapid resolution of complex, time-sensitive production issues with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24x7 production support for critical database platforms
• Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure partners, and vendors to deliver resilient, scalable database solutions

Principal Database Administrator, DBA – Mainframe Db2 z/OS

• 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

• Lead the design and delivery of database engineering solutions for mission-critical platforms
• Perform applications database administration services including SQL code review, performance analysis, and database application design
• Lead proof of concept efforts to evaluate and enable new technology solutions
• Establish database standards for operations, upgrades, migrations and onboarding new applications and/or clients
• Write clear, concise, well organized technical documentation

Director, Database Administration

• 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

• 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

• Lead the technical planning and solution design for database initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, security standards, and regulatory requirements
• Design, implement, and maintain reliable, resilient, and recoverable database solutions across Oracle and SQL Server platforms
• Engineer and support high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, including backup, restore validation, replication, and DR testing
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance, availability, scalability, and security, including transaction-specific performance metrics that can be shared with business partners
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues related to performance, data integrity, concurrency, backup/recovery, replication, upgrades, and migrations
• Establish, maintain, and enforce database standards, policies, procedures, and operational best practices, including secure configuration and hardening
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and desktop procedures that others can execute, ensuring compliance with IT policies and industry standards
• Serve as a subject matter expert for SOX, GDPR, audit, and security controls, supporting exams, evidence collection, remediation efforts, and control validation
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, security, risk, and audit teams to ensure database solutions integrate cleanly with enterprise platforms
• Review application database scripts for efficiency, performance, and compliance with standards
• Implement automation and scripting to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and support compliance validation
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers and act as an escalation point for complex production or compliance-related issues
• Support multiple projects simultaneously using disciplined governance, intake, and delivery practices

Staff Engineer II – Oracle/SQL Server 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.

• Administer, maintain, and optimize database systems to support high availability, performance, and reliability
• Monitor database performance, analyze issues, and implement changes including patches, upgrades, and configuration improvements
• Partner with application development and infrastructure teams to support efficient database design and improve application performance
• Execute backup, recovery, and restoration processes to protect data and support business continuity requirements
• Apply database security controls, maintain data integrity, and support compliance with established standards and operational procedures
• Develop, document, and follow database administration processes, standards, and support procedures

Database Administrator, Advisor I

• Perform advanced database administration and management functions in support of highly complex applications characterized by sophisticated data models, multi-stage workflows, and extensive reporting requirements.
• Provide expert leadership in the design, development, maintenance, optimization, and migration of integrated database systems, ensuring that applications conform to enterprise structural and security standards.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Oracle databases and supporting infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premises Oracle databases to Oracle Cloud, including integration with cloud-based storage.
• Automate and enhance workflow efficiency by transitioning cron jobs to Oracle Database Jobs.
• Monitor database health, tune performance, and manage storage capacity, addressing bottlenecks as needed.
• Implement and manage strategies for backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and data security.
• Administer Oracle GoldenGate for data replication and synchronization.
• Direct database changes, review programs, and provide technical support to programmers, analysts, and users.
• Ensure database interfaces and reporting comply with accessibility standards.
• Evaluate and integrate user data requests, maintaining data integrity and minimizing redundancy.
• Perform logical and physical data modeling, and maintain standardized data definitions.
• Assist with database software installation, testing, and selection.
• Develop, enforce, and adhere to database administration standards, policies, and procedures.

• This role will design and maintain databases and database solutions that operate within prescribed resource limits and meet company standards
• Participate in and contribute to all phases of systems development projects
• Monitor and tune database and database application performance
• Assists with the design, implementation, and maintaining databases
• Manage database performance and disk usage
• Provides support in database access methods
• Provides consultation support in database analysis, modeling, coding, and production problem resolution
• Develops maintenance, backup and recovery procedures and documentation
• Participates in Disaster Recovery Drills
• Provides Primary On-Call Support for production problems
• Understands and supports corporate data standards
• Recommends and assists with new DBMS and operational standards
• Participates in testing and in evaluations of new software and software release upgrades
• Supports business studies, proposal teams and costing/feasibility studies
• Prepares system documentation
• Maintains metadata repositories
• Other duties as assigned

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