Database Administrator / Database Engineer
Job Description
Location: Arizona, United States
Type: 100% Remote, Full-time
Pay Range: $150k – $200k
This position may require applicants to be able to get a US Security clearance. Clearance is not required before starting, but eligibility will be verified
We are looking for a seasoned database professional to join a small team to add maturity across database processes. This is a net-new position and will involve scoping out, maturing, and establishing processes for database management in PostgreSQL. The ideal candidate should be comfortable having high-level conversations with stakeholders about database needs & design decisions as well as get hands-on with schema design, security & access management configurations, and technology decisions.
To be considered you must have strong PostgreSQL Database administration experience. Any exposure to reliability implementation including infrastructure-as-code, terraform, docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, or scripting, would also be helpful.
While you would be working within a larger tech org, this is a small, newer team with a high degree of opportunity for autonomy & influence. Prior experience managing vendors, working with internal-stakeholder-heavy positions, and making architecture or technology/tooling decisions is also a plus.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 8+ years of relevant database experience
- PostgreSQL Database administration
- Database performance
- Backups & recovery
- Devops
- IaC/Terraform
- CI/CD
- Containerization (Kubernetes)
Desired Skills & Experience: What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown
- 40% Database Architecture (Design,stakeholeder work)
- 40% Database Engineering
- 20% Misc. Automation & performance related tasks
Daily Responsibilities
- 60% Hands On
- 40% Team Collaboration & Vendor Management
- Eligible for Annual Salary Bonus
The OfferYou will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k)
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
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