Consulting/Principal DBA

Relx Plc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a Principal/Consulting DBA to lead strategic database initiatives across cloud-first and hybrid environments. You will blend deep MySQL and Oracle expertise with cloud architecture, automation, and consulting skills to improve reliability, security, and performance in enterprise settings.

You will guide modernization, enterprise migrations, and set standards for code and automation, while mentoring engineers and coordinating with SRE, security, and

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of MySQL administration, replication, backup and recovery, high availability, security, and performance tuning.
• Strong hands-on Oracle Database expertise, including RMAN, Data Guard, RAC or equivalent HA architectures, backup and recovery, tuning, security, and upgrades.
• Proven experience designing and operating highly available, enterprise-scale database platforms and leading modernization or cloud migration engagements.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, and networking knowledge (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls, SSL/TLS, virtual networking).
• Proficiency in production-quality code/automation using Python, Go, Java, C#, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with cloud databases, preferably Azure, and Azure-native HA/DR.
• Deep understanding of SRE and AI-assisted engineering tools like GitHub Copilot; ability to establish standards for reviewing AI output.
• Excellent consulting, communication, and technical leadership skills; familiarity with Kubernetes and AI/agent workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a principal technical consultant, designing, administering, optimizing, and modernizing enterprise MySQL and Oracle Database platforms.
• Assess environments for reliability, performance, security, and modernization opportunities; define strategic roadmaps.
• Architect and implement replication, clustering, backup/recovery, high availability, DR, and BC solutions.
• Lead migrations to cloud-native architectures and managed database services.
• Develop and review standards for production-quality code and automation (provisioning, deployments, upgrades, monitoring, compliance, operations).
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices using Terraform, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Establish and mature SRE practices, including SLOs, observability, incident response, and blameless postmortems.
• Champion AI-assisted coding standards with Copilot tools and secure practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, SRE, security, networking to deliver resilient platforms while mentoring teams.

Skills

Linux

Networking

Troubleshooting

Python

Go

Java

C#

PowerShell

Bash

Terraform

GitHub

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Azure

AI-assisted coding standards

SRE principles

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field

Tools

MySQL

Oracle Database

RMAN

Data Guard

RAC

Azure managed database services

Job description

About The Business

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. We use the power of data and advanced analytics to help our customers make better, timelier decisions. By bringing clarity to information, we ultimately help make communities safer, insurance rates more accurate, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier and processes more efficient. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

About The Business

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. We use the power of data and advanced analytics to help our customers make better, timelier decisions. By bringing clarity to information, we ultimately help make communities safer, insurance rates more accurate, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier and processes more efficient. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

About Our Team

Our Database Engineering team is focused on building and supporting secure, scalable, and highly available database platforms in a cloud-first environment. Working collaboratively with software engineering, SRE, networking, and infrastructure teams, we help modernize database environments, automate operational processes, and enable resilient cloud-native solutions. The team combines deep database expertise with infrastructure automation and modern software development practices to support mission-critical platforms and continuously improve reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.

About The Role

We are seeking a Principal / Consulting DBA to provide strategic and hands‑on technical leadership for mission‑critical database platforms across cloud‑first and hybrid environments. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor, helping define database platform strategies, guide modernization initiatives, and architect resilient solutions that support business growth and operational excellence. You will combine deep expertise in MySQL and Oracle Database with cloud architecture, automation, infrastructure engineering, and consulting skills to drive platform reliability, scalability, security, and performance across enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a principal technical consultant and trusted advisor, designing, administering, optimizing, and modernizing enterprise MySQL and Oracle Database platforms.
• Assess database environments for reliability, performance, security, operational, cost, and modernization opportunities, and define strategic improvement roadmaps.
• Architect and implement replication, clustering, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Lead migrations from traditional and on‑premises database platforms to cloud‑native architectures and managed database services.
• Develop, review, and establish standards for production‑quality code and automation covering provisioning, deployments, upgrades, patching, monitoring, compliance, maintenance, and operations.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices using Terraform, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Establish and mature SRE practices, including SLOs, observability, incident response, blameless postmortems, reliability engineering, and automation that reduces manual operational work.
• Lead adoption of GitHub Copilot CLI, Copilot app, and Copilot in VS Code, establishing standards for AI-assisted coding, troubleshooting, testing, review, and security.
• Partner with engineering, SRE, security, networking, and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient and cost‑effective platforms while mentoring engineers and providing technical direction through architecture reviews, documentation, and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of MySQL administration, replication, backup and recovery, high availability, security, and performance tuning.
• Strong hands‑on Oracle Database expertise, including RMAN, Data Guard, RAC or equivalent HA architectures, backup and recovery, tuning, security, and upgrades.
• Proven experience designing and operating highly available, resilient, enterprise‑scale database platforms and leading assessments, modernization programs, cloud migrations, or architecture consulting engagements.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, and networking knowledge, including DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls, SSL/TLS, virtual networking, and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Proven ability to develop, test, and review production‑quality code and automation using Python, Go, Java, C#, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience managing databases in cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure, with Azure managed database services and Azure‑native HA/DR experience preferred.
• Deep understanding of SRE principles and hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, including the ability to establish standards for reviewing, testing, and validating AI‑generated output.
• Excellent consulting, communication, and technical leadership skills; experience with Kubernetes, team‑level AI/agent‑driven engineering workflows, and relevant Oracle, MySQL, or Microsoft Azure certifications is preferred.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $104,900 - $174,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. Base Pay Range for CO is $104,900 - $174,700. Base Pay Range for IL is $110,100 - $183,500. Base Pay Range for Chicago, IL is $115,400 - $192,200. Base Pay Range for MD is $110,100 - $183,500. Base Pay Range for NY is $115,400 - $192,200. Base Pay Range for New York City is $125,900 - $209,700. Base Pay Range for Rochester, NY is $104,900 - $174,700. Base Pay Range for OH is $99,700 - $166,000. Base Pay Range for NJ is $123,816- $197,784. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus. Application deadline is 01/22/2027.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.