About the Opportunity
Data is one of the most valuable assets within today’s digital enterprises, driving strategic decisions, customer experiences, operational efficiency, and business innovation. We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join our Enterprise Technology team and take ownership of the performance, security, availability, and scalability of our mission-critical database environments.
This role is designed for a highly technical professional with expertise in managing enterprise database platforms across cloud and hybrid infrastructures. As a Database Administrator, you will oversee database architecture, administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery strategies, disaster recovery planning, database security, automation, and capacity planning while ensuring business-critical applications remain highly available and secure.
Working closely with Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Business Intelligence, and Product Development teams, you will contribute to strategic initiatives including cloud migration, database modernization, automation, high availability architecture, and enterprise data governance. The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with analytical thinking, proactive monitoring, and a passion for continuous improvement.
This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge database technologies while supporting large-scale enterprise applications within a collaborative, remote-first organization committed to innovation, reliability, and operational excellence.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database environments including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and cloud-native database platforms.
- Monitor database performance, optimize queries, indexes, and execution plans to maximize system efficiency.
- Develop and implement backup, recovery, replication, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Ensure high availability and business continuity for mission-critical production databases.
- Perform database upgrades, migrations, patch management, and infrastructure maintenance activities.
- Collaborate with application developers to optimize database design, schema architecture, and SQL performance.
- Monitor database security by implementing encryption, access controls, authentication policies, auditing, and compliance standards.
- Support cloud database services within Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Automate database administration tasks using PowerShell, Python, Bash, SQL scripting, or Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
- Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify performance or availability issues.
- Participate in enterprise cloud migration and database modernization initiatives.
- Maintain technical documentation, database standards, operational procedures, and architecture diagrams.
- Support data governance initiatives, data integrity, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Troubleshoot production incidents and provide advanced technical support for critical database environments.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to improve deployment automation and operational efficiency.
- Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend infrastructure improvements that enhance scalability, security, and performance.
Job Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of progressive experience administering enterprise database environments.
- Strong expertise with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent enterprise database platforms.
- Experience with cloud database services including Azure SQL Database, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Azure Managed Instance, Google Cloud SQL, or similar solutions.
- Strong knowledge of database performance tuning, indexing strategies, query optimization, and capacity planning.
- Experience implementing backup, replication, clustering, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Proficiency with SQL scripting and database automation tools.
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
- Knowledge of database security, encryption, auditing, and identity management best practices.
- Experience supporting enterprise production environments with high availability requirements.
- Familiarity with DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools is highly desirable.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- Professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional, AWS Certified Database – Specialty, or PostgreSQL certifications are highly preferred.
Personal Capabilities and Qualifications
- Strong analytical thinking and attention to technical detail.
- Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis abilities.
- Exceptional organizational and documentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high service quality.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Customer-focused mindset with commitment to operational excellence.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently in a remote environment.
- High level of integrity when managing confidential enterprise data.
- Passion for automation, innovation, and continuous learning.
- Commitment to maintaining secure, reliable, and scalable database environments.
Strategic Support
The Database Administrator serves as a strategic technology partner responsible for ensuring enterprise data platforms remain secure, reliable, highly available, and scalable. This role supports cloud transformation initiatives, database modernization programs, disaster recovery planning, infrastructure optimization, and enterprise data governance while collaborating with business and technology leaders to align database services with organizational objectives.
Additionally, the position contributes to long-term infrastructure planning, operational resilience, performance optimization, and digital transformation initiatives that enable data-driven business growth.
Working Conditions
- Fully remote position based within the United States.
- Standard Monday–Friday business schedule with participation in an on-call rotation for production database support.
- Frequent collaboration with Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, and DevOps teams.
- Primarily computer-based work involving database administration, monitoring, scripting, and cloud management platforms.
- Occasional evening or weekend maintenance windows may be required for upgrades and production deployments.
- Periodic participation in technical planning sessions, architecture reviews, and incident response activities.
Job Function
The Database Administrator is responsible for designing, administering, securing, monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining enterprise database environments that support mission-critical business applications. This role ensures database reliability, performance, availability, disaster recovery readiness, and security while supporting cloud migration initiatives, automation strategies, and enterprise technology modernization that drive operational excellence and business continuity.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation Package: $155,000 – $215,000 annually, based on experience, technical expertise, certifications, database platform specialization, geographic location within the United States, and overall qualifications.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Long-term incentive and equity participation opportunities
- Fully remote work within the United States
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company matching
- Flexible paid time off, company holidays, and wellness days
- Paid parental and family leave
- Home office equipment and monthly internet reimbursement
- Professional certification reimbursement (Microsoft, Oracle, AWS, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud)
- Technical training, conferences, and continuing education assistance
- Employee wellness and mental health programs
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee recognition and career advancement opportunities
- Collaborative remote-first culture focused on innovation and professional growth
Why Join Us
Technology and data are at the core of everything we do. We invest in modern cloud infrastructure, advanced database technologies, automation, and the professional growth of our technology teams to ensure we remain at the forefront of innovation.
As a Database Administrator, you’ll work on highly scalable enterprise systems, collaborate with exceptional engineers, and contribute to mission-critical technology initiatives that directly support business success. If you’re passionate about database performance, cloud technologies, automation, and building resilient data platforms, we invite you to join our growing technology organization and help shape the future of enterprise data management.
Job Features
| Job Category | Cloud Computing, Data Analytics & Enterprise Technology |