Senior Database Administrator

This role is focused on hands-on database operations and engineering in a 24x7 environment. You'll work closely with the Lead DBA and engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to keep our databases fast and reliable, modernize how schema changes are delivered, and build the monitoring and automation that lets us manage problems before they affect members.

The successful candidate is a strong troubleshooter who takes ownership of problems from investigation to resolution, brings sound judgment on tradeoffs, and shares knowledge generously. As a member of a global team, you'll collaborate with U.S.-based colleagues and provide overlap coverage and on-call support as part of a follow-the-sun model.

Administer, monitor, and maintain production Azure SQL and SQL Server databases, ensuring availability, performance, and data integrity

Perform query optimization, execution plan analysis, index tuning, and performance troubleshooting

Partner with engineering teams to implement CI/CD pipelines for database migrations and schema changes, and review database changes for quality and risk

Build and maintain real-time database monitoring in Datadog with actionable alerting in PagerDuty

Implement and test backup, restore, high-availability, and disaster recovery strategies

Support capacity planning, cost optimization, and database scaling initiatives

Automate routine operations using scripting and infrastructure as code (Terraform, PowerShell, Python)

Manage database security, access controls, auditing, and compliance requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST, and PCI DSS), including evidence collection to support audits

Design, implement, and maintain static and dynamic data masking to protect sensitive data (PHI, PII, and cardholder data) across production and non-production environments

Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues

Document standards, runbooks, and operational procedures, and mentor junior DBAs and engineers

Contribute to continuous improvement of database reliability, performance, and maintainability

5+ years of database administration experience in production, high-availability environments

Strong hands-on expertise in Azure SQL and Microsoft SQL Server, including T-SQL

Expert-level skills in query optimization, execution plan analysis, and index tuning

Experience with CI/CD practices for database migrations and deployments

Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog preferred) and alerting platforms (PagerDuty preferred)

Solid knowledge of disaster recovery, high availability, replication, and backup/restore strategies

Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and scripting (PowerShell or Python)

Experience working in regulated industries or with sensitive data; knowledge of HIPAA, HITRUST, and PCI DSS requirements strongly preferred

Hands-on experience implementing static and dynamic data masking, encryption (TDE, Always Encrypted), and least-privilege access controls

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with distributed teams across time zones

Willingness to participate in on-call rotations and provide coverage aligned with U.S. business hours

Experience using AI-enabled tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar) to accelerate scripting, automation, and development

Experience with caching strategies and search indices (e.g., Redis, Elasticsearch)

Familiarity with Databricks or other modern data platforms

Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases

Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Database Administrator Associate)