SQL Database Administrator - Lead Consultant

We are seeking a Database Administrator Lead Consultant to provide "hands on" technical leadership across our enterprise database platforms, ensuring they remain secure, reliable, scalable, and high performing.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on database professional who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, driving modernization initiatives, and influencing the future of enterprise data services.

What You'll Do

Own the administration, performance, availability, and security of mission-critical database environments while partnering closely with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams.

• Lead administration and support of enterprise database platforms including SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and PostgreSQL.
• Manage database installations, upgrades, patching, lifecycle management, and capacity planning.
• Monitor platform health and proactively optimize performance, reliability, and availability.
• Drive incident resolution, problem management, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Implement and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, including backup, recovery, replication, and failover capabilities.
• Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to design and optimize database architectures.
• Strengthen database security, access controls, and governance practices.
• Develop automation, monitoring solutions, and operational processes that improve scalability and efficiency.
• Support cloud and platform modernization efforts as part of our evolving data strategy.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance on database best practices and performance optimization., Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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High School Diploma/GED

• 8+ years of progressive database administration experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• 2+ years of hands-on DBA experience with MongoDB, MySQL (or) MariaDB.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.
• Curiosity to learn and adapt in a fast-moving technology environment.

Technical Skill Set:

Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server technologies, including:

• SSMS
• Always On Availability Groups (AOAG)
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Security and encryption
• Partitioning
• SSIS and SSRS
• Data synchronization technologies

Experience with:

• SQL Server High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
• SQL automation and deployment strategies
• PowerShell (preferred)
• Windows and SQL administration utilities

MongoDB experience , including:

• Production upgrades
• Replica set deployment and administration
• Percona MongoDB and monitoring tools (PMM)

MySQL/MariaDB administration experience, including:

• Production upgrades
• Replication and replica set configuration
• Enterprise platform support, Database Administration, Database Design, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Database Performance, Data Modeling, Physical Demands: We primarily collaborate with our colleagues through virtual meetings and office collaboration tools. Employees will have to operate a laptop computer (PC or Mac available), computer software platforms, and other office productivity machinery, as necessary. Employees must be able to remain stationary for extended periods and must be able to observe and interpret written and/or verbal communication.

Additional Information: AIP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, AIP will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation.

AIP uses the E-Verify employment verification program.

Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.

When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

Compensation: The a nnual salary offered will be in the range of $140,000- $160,000. Please ignore the range given below as that constitutes the entirety of the job profile range.

Annual Bonus: Eligible, and up to 20% of base salary, Compensation offered for this role is 98,100.00 - 167,850.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.