SQL Database Administrator

Job Description

Cloud DBA in Shea Campus - Scottsdale, AZ or Dallas, TX (Hybrid 2-3 days / week)

12-month contract, possible extensions and full time convert

Start Date : ASAP; 2-week onboarding

Overview : Strong Cloud DBA with 5+ years’ experience working as a Postgres / MySQL / Cassandra Database Administrator, including experience at the design, operational, and system levels.

Experience with database administration including :

1 - Experience with database administration including Performance tuning.

2 - Design and implementation of Disaster Recovery to meet defined business objectives.

3 - Implementation and support of high availability features including Clustering and Replication

4 - Experience tuning complex database systems for production systems at the application, database, and system levels.

Day to Day :

This person will be responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, and security of these diverse database environments. This involves the full lifecycle of database management, from installation and configuration to backup, recovery, and performance tuning.

• Installation & Configuration : Install, configure, patch, and upgrade database software and related tools across production, development, and test environments.
• Performance Tuning & Optimization : Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and perform proactive tuning, including optimizing complex SQL statements and indexing strategies, to ensure maximum efficiency and availability.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery : Design, implement, and test high-availability solutions (e.g., clustering, replication, multi-AZ deployments) and robust backup / recovery strategies to minimize downtime and ensure data is protected and recoverable.
• Security & Access Control : Develop and maintain processes for optimizing database security, managing user access, permissions, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Troubleshooting & Support : Diagnose and resolve production issues quickly, performing root cause analysis (RCA) and participating in a 24x7 on-call rotation for critical system issues.