Database Administrator

L5

ftsArlington, VAyesterday
Responsibilities: Manage and monitor production Microsoft SQL Server databases. Improve database performance by working with indexes, queries, statistics, and connections. Manage backups, restores, replication, and high availability. Test backup and recovery processes to make sure databases can be restored when needed. Help move databases to AWS, including Amazon RDS for SQL Server and/or Aurora PostgreSQL.Help convert databases, migrate data, test changes, and support production cutovers. Convert T-SQL, stored procedures, and triggers to PostgreSQL when needed. Work with PostgreSQL databases, including tuning, replication, and extensions. Help protect sensitive data through encryption, access controls, key management, and auditing. Review database changes and SQL queries from engineering teams. Help engineers build databases that are reliable and perform well. Create scripts and automation for database setup, migrations, maintenance, and monitoring. Support PCI-DSS and SOC 2 compliance requirements. Participate in on-call support and help resolve database issues.
Requirements: 4+ years of database engineering or DBA experience. Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server in a production environment. Experience with SQL Server performance tuning, Always On or similar HA/DR, backups, recovery, and security. Strong knowledge of SQL, T-SQL, and PL/pgSQL.Experience moving databases between platforms or into the cloud. Experience with Power Shell, Python, or Bash scripting.
Qualifications: Strong understanding of data security and data accuracy. Able to explain database issues and recommendations clearly. Good communication and documentation skills. Comfortable using data to make decisions. Four-year technical degree, or equivalent work experience. Must be eligible to work in the U.S. and able to pass a background check. Preferred Experience with Amazon RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS DMS, or Babelfish. Experience with change data capture (CDC) and data pipelines. Experience with multi-tenant databases and tenant data separation. Experience in financial services or other regulated industries. Knowledge of PCI-DSS or SOC 2.Experience with Terraform or Cloud Formation. Experience with Databricks or data warehouse platforms.
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

Arlington, VA

Occupation

Database Administrators

Industry

Computer Systems Design Services

Posted

yesterday

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