Sr. Database Infrastructure Administrator/Cloud Engineer (FT/REMOTE) (USC or GC reqd)
About the position Responsibilities • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, system administrators, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and coordination. • Define and enforce technical standards and database best practices across the organization. • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, data privacy regulations, and security standards across database platforms. • Facilitate knowledge transfer and training sessions for relevant personnel. • Forge strong relationships with Application Development teams to improve the reliability of databases and integration platforms supporting critical applications. • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to team members. • Oversee the execution of database migration tasks, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and data integrity. • Proactively identify opportunities for database optimization, automation, and innovation. • Conduct performance testing and benchmarking to validate the effectiveness of optimization efforts. • Tune database configurations, explore query optimization, and define indexing strategies to improve performance and scalability. • Install, configure, and deploy clustered and standalone Cloud-hosted database systems. • Manage SQL Server databases through multiple lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems. • Design, deploy, and maintain all database backup and maintenance plans and processes. • Ensure 24X7 availability of Cloud-hosted, critical database systems. • Maintain and improve Service Levels and keep up with department goals for problem resolution. Requirements • 10+ Years of experience and advanced proficiency in MSFT SQL Server. • Experience with Windows Failover Cluster. • Experience with SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances. • Experience with SQL Server Availability Groups. • Experience with Amazon EC2 and RDS for SQL Server. • Experience with Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Database. • Experience with Azure MySQL Flexible Server. • Proficiency in PowerShell for administrative tasks. • Bachelor's degree in IT related discipline or equivalent experience. • Intermediate proficiency in Cloud storage options. • Intermediate proficiency in Cloud networking architecture. Benefits • Competitive salary commensurate to related experience (roughly around 120k -135k annually). • Quality of life with a remote predictable, full-time schedule. • Medical, Dental, Vision coverage + more. • 401K with company match. • Long-term disability insurance, and life insurance. • Ample parental leave. • Certification Reimbursement. • Holidays and Flexible paid time off. Apply tot his job