Lead Database Administrator

📋 Description

• Deploy, administer, upgrade, monitor, and maintain SQL Server environments across AWS, including
• Partner with systems engineering teams to troubleshoot complex database issues, remove deployment
• Monitor database health and proactively identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability
• Diagnose and resolve advanced SQL Server performance issues involving deadlocks, long-running
• Collaborate with software development teams on application architecture, database design
• Develop SQL queries, stored procedures, and PowerShell automation to streamline administration

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of Microsoft SQL Server database administration experience, including at least 7 years
• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering AWS database services, including RDS and cloud-native
• Strong experience with SQL Server hosted on AWS EC2 and RDS, including Multi-AZ and read-replica
• Advanced troubleshooting and performance-tuning expertise using tools and techniques such as
• Extensive knowledge of database maintenance, schema and storage management, backups, disaster
• Advanced SQL programming skills, including developing and optimizing queries, stored procedures

🎁 Benefits

• Fully remote position within the United States.
• Opportunity to work with large-scale, high-performance database systems and modern AWS cloud
• Significant technical ownership and autonomy within an experienced systems engineering organization.
• Exposure to cloud modernization, AWS-native database adoption, automation, and innovative
• Collaboration with experienced database administrators, systems engineers, developers, and
• Opportunities to contribute to advanced technology supporting scalable educational and software