Senior Database Administrator

Intersources Inc.

Manhattan, PA, United States

17 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www2.jobdiva.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Bash Shell Cloud Computing Databases Data Governance Data Warehousing Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL MySQL Progress OpenEdge (IDE) Performance Tuning Windows PowerShell

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Redis DataOps Datadog Scripting System Availability Delivery Pipeline Caching HybridCloud Cloudformation Amazon Relational Database Service Performance Monitor Patch Management Database Replication Cloudwatch Terraform Splunk Data Pipelines Dynatrace Docker Amazon Redshift Vulnerability Analysis

Job description

We are actively searching for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with specialized knowledge across diverse database technologies, including Amazon RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL), Amazon Redshift, Redis, and Progress OpenEdge. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in hybrid cloud environments, excels at performance tuning, and is passionate about ensuring the security, stability, and scalability of enterprise-level databases. You’ll be instrumental in shaping database architecture, managing mission-critical systems, and collaborating across development, operations, and analytics teams to support seamless data operations.

Core Responsibilities:
Administration & Optimization
Provision, configure, and maintain databases across Amazon RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL), Amazon Redshift, Redis, and Progress OpenEdge.
Continuously analyze performance metrics and optimize queries, indexes, and configurations to achieve peak system responsiveness.
Automation & Scalability
Build and maintain automation scripts for routine maintenance, deployments, and backups using tools such as Python, Bash, or Terraform.
Partner with engineering teams to scale infrastructure in alignment with application growth.
Monitoring & High Availability
Implement proactive monitoring strategies using tools like Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, CloudWatch or similar.
Design and enforce robust HA/DR solutions, failover configurations, and data replication across environments.
Security & Compliance
Ensure compliance with security standards including data encryption, access control, auditing, SOC etc.
Participate in vulnerability assessments and patch management cycles.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Act as a subject matter expert to engineering, product, and BI teams.
Translate business requirements into performant, scalable data solutions.
Required Experience & Skills:
5-7+ years as a Database Administrator working in cloud-based and on-premises environments.
Proven expertise in:
Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL and/or MySQL)
Amazon Redshift for large-scale analytics/data warehousing
Redis for caching and real-time use cases
Progress OpenEdge administration in complex enterprise setups
Strong scripting ability with Python, Shell, or PowerShell.
Comfortable navigating DevOps pipelines and CI/CD processes.

Requirements

KEY FOCUS:- MUST Have strong background in Financial Services (Trading would be AWESOME)…A stable job history will be added to the bonus., * AWS Certified Database - Specialty, Solutions Architect, or equivalent certifications.

Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Familiarity with containerized deployment environments such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Working knowledge of data governance frameworks and regulatory compliance protocols.