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# Principal Database Administrator

- **Company:** Cox Automotive
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Database, Databases, Continuous Integration, Database Design, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Database Optimization, Software Version Control, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2997526467-2

## About the Role

* Database architecture and design
 * SQL performance tuning and optimization
 * High-availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR)
 * Backup, recovery, and replication strategies
 * Cloud database platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
 * Scripting and automation (Power
 * Shell, Bash, Python)
 * Database security and encryption
 * Query design and optimization
 * Monitoring and observability tools
 * Capacity planning and scalability
 * Incident response and root cause analysis
 * Linux/Windows server administration basics
 * Data modeling and schema design
 * Version control and CI/CD for database changes
 * Cross-functional technical collaboration

## Description

Cox Automotive is seeking a Principal Database Administrator to lead the design, optimization, and reliability of large-scale database platforms supporting our automotive marketplaces and software products. In this role, you will define database standards, architect high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, and optimize performance for mission-critical transactional and analytics workloads. You will mentor DBAs, partner with engineering and product teams on data-intensive features, and drive automation, security, and compliance across on-prem and cloud database environments in a collaborative, people-first culture., * Design and maintain scalable, secure database architectures for high-volume applications

 * Own database performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning
 * Implement and manage high-availability, backup, and disaster recovery solutions
 * Develop and enforce database standards, security policies, and best practices
 * Collaborate with engineering and product teams on data-intensive features and migrations
 * Drive automation of database provisioning, deployments, and maintenance tasks
 * Lead root-cause analysis and remediation of complex database incidents
 * Mentor and guide DBAs and engineers on database design and optimization
 * Partner with Info
 * Sec to ensure compliance, access control, and data protection
 * Evaluate and integrate new database technologies and cloud data services