Database Administrator

Job Description :

• We are looking for a highly skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, maintain, and optimize our databases across multiple platforms.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS RDS, Microsoft SQL Server, and MongoDB, along with a strong understanding of database security, performance tuning, and high-availability architectures.
• This role is crucial in ensuring data integrity, security, and efficiency for our SaaS applications while meeting HIPAA and other healthcare compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Management Administration
• Design, configure, and maintain AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server), Microsoft SQL Server, and MongoDB databases.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of all databases.
• Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies, including point-in-time recovery (PITR) and failover mechanisms.
• Monitor and optimize database performance using tools like AWS CloudWatch, SQL Profiler, and MongoDB Atlas Performance Advisor.
• Manage database provisioning, patching, and version upgrades in production and non-production environments.
• Security Compliance
• Enforce data security best practices, including encryption, access controls (IAM, RBAC), and compliance with HIPAA and other healthcare regulations.
• Perform regular security audits and vulnerability assessments using tools like AWS Security Hub and Tenable.
• Implement and maintain database auditing, logging, and monitoring to detect and prevent unauthorized access.
• Optimization Automation
• Analyze and optimize query performance, indexing strategies, and database schema design.
• Automate database maintenance tasks using Terraform, AWS Lambda, PowerShell, or Python scripts.
• Work with DevOps to integrate CI/CD pipelines for database changes (e.g., Flyway, Liquibase).
• Optimize storage and resource utilization in AWS to reduce costs while maintaining performance.
• Collaboration Support
• Work closely with DevOps, Engineering, and Security teams to ensure database reliability and security.
• Provide guidance and best practices to developers on database design, indexing, and query performance tuning.
• Support application teams with troubleshooting, query optimization, and data modeling.
• Participate in on-call rotation for database-related incidents and outages.
• Required Qualifications Experience
• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator in a SaaS or cloud environment.
• Strong expertise in AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server).
• Proficient in Microsoft SQL Server, including T-SQL, SSMS, and high-availability configurations.
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB (Atlas preferred).
• Deep understanding of performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and partitioning.
• Familiarity with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery strategies in AWS and on-prem environments.
• Knowledge of database replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices (IAM, RBAC, data encryption, audit logging).
• Familiarity with healthcare compliance requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST) is a plus.
• Preferred Skills Certifications
• AWS Certified Database Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
• MongoDB Certified DBA Associate
• Experience with AI/ML-driven database performance optimization tools
• Exposure to data warehousing and analytics (Redshift, Snowflake, or BigQuery)
• Other Duties
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without advance notice. Any changes may be for an indeterminate time frame.
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