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Database Administrator - REMOTE

Jobgether, Denver, Colorado, United States

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Database Administrator - REMOTE

– Jobgether

You will ensure the reliability, performance, and security of mission‑critical database environments, including SQL Server and MySQL platforms running on‑premises and in AWS (RDS and Aurora). Your support will be vital in database development, deployment, troubleshooting, optimisation, and ongoing health monitoring, while implementing emerging technologies and best practices.

Accountabilities

Ensure database environment stability, reliability, and performance improvement with regular maintenance, monitoring, and observability.

Review service‑related reports (backups, maintenance, health checks, monitoring) to identify and resolve issues within SLAs.

Respond to database alerts and escalations, partnering with database engineering to create and implement long‑term solutions.

Evaluate database performance, identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements.

Collaborate with database engineering to define and enforce database security standards.

Analyse and interpret database logs for troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.

Participate in planning and execution of critical projects that enhance database infrastructure and system resilience.

Participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation and provide support across L1, L2, and L3 tiers as needed.

Deploy database objects (tables, indexes, stored procedures, views, packages) across multiple platforms and environments.

Own the end‑to‑end process for database health monitoring and incident response.

Partner with Cloud Engineering/Product Development to drive scalable deployments and performance optimisation.

Lead database performance‑tuning initiatives to meet availability and latency expectations.

Ensure compliance with security and operational policies, identifying risks and improvement opportunities.

Analyse performance metrics and query patterns to inform tuning decisions and architecture enhancements.

Requirements

Strong database engine knowledge with query‑tuning expertise, 6–10+ years of experience.

Experience supporting AWS database platforms (SQL Server & MySQL on‑premises and on AWS).

Certifications are a plus: MCTS, MCITP, MVP, AWS Solution Architect, AWS Database Specialty.

Experience with third‑party SQL tools (Idera, RedGate, SolarWinds DPA, Datadog, Splunk).

Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation.

SSIS/SSRS development and deployment experience; familiarity with CLR and database assemblies.

Experience with very large databases (VLDB > 1 TB).

Familiarity with NoSQL platforms.

Strong understanding of AWS CloudWatch and RDS monitoring/alerting.

Ability to demonstrate SQL and database troubleshooting skills in a technical interview.

Benefits

Compensation range: $110,400 – $130,000

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Mental health support for employees and dependents through Lyra Health

Family planning and women’s health benefits through Carrot

Gym membership reimbursement and virtual wellness programs (including yoga)

3 weeks PTO to start, with unlimited PTO after year one

Education expense reimbursement

Leadership development programmes

Certified Payments Professional (CPP) certification support

Bonus programmes

401(k) matchEmployee Stock Purchase Programme (ESPP)

HSA and FSA options

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