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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** Vertafore, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Legacy Database, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Recovery, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Windows PowerShell, Reliability Engineering, System Availability, Grafana, Database Performance, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Relational Database Service, Hashicorp, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Dynatrace, Amazon Redshift
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** http://recruit.hirebridge.com/v3/application/AppLink.aspx?cid=7743&jid=610907&source=builtin.com

## About the Role

Relevant Certifications

 * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

 * AWS Certified Database - Specialty (or equivalent database certification)

 * AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

 * HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

 * EDB PostgreSQL Associate / PostgreSQL Administration Certification

 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (optional)

Core Competencies

PostgreSQL, AWS RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, SQL Server, Terraform, CI/CD, Python, PowerShell, Bash, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Grafana, High Availability, Replication, Backup & Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Planning, Database Automation, Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE).

Additional Requirements and Details:

 * Travel required up to 10% of the time., The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

## Description

Senior Database Administrator and Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with 8+ years of experience designing, administering, automating, and supporting mission-critical PostgreSQL, SQL Server, AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift environments across cloud and on-premises platforms. Experienced in database modernization, cloud migrations, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, observability, and automation. AWS Certified professional with a strong focus on reliability engineering, operational excellence, and DevOps practices.

Job Duties

 * Design, administer, and support enterprise PostgreSQL environments in AWS and on-premises environments.

 * Manage Amazon RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift platforms.

 * Lead database modernization and migration initiatives from legacy database platforms to PostgreSQL.

 * Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform for database provisioning and management.

 * Improve database performance, scalability, availability, reliability, and security.

 * Develop automation solutions for database patching, deployments, monitoring, backup validation, and maintenance.

 * Integrate database deployments with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.

 * Implement monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Grafana, and custom automation.

 * Establish PostgreSQL standards, governance, and operational best practices.

 * Provide architectural guidance for application teams adopting PostgreSQL and cloud-native database services.

 * Design and maintain HA/DR solutions, replication technologies, and recovery strategies.

 * Optimize AWS database costs and resource utilization while maintaining performance objectives.

 * Mentor junior DBAs and engineers and lead strategic database initiatives.

 * Provide 24x7 production support for mission-critical applications and services.


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