Database Administrator

your Jared; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

HireClout is seeking a hands-on Database Administrator / Data Engineer for a fully remote contract in the United States. The role focuses on stabilizing a large AWS RDS (MySQL and PostgreSQL) environment, optimizing complex queries, and standardizing DB practices.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in DB Admin/Data Engineering, strong SQL, and experience with AWS RDS. The engagement is about 6 months with potential extension; pay is $40–$60 per hour (W2).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Database Administration, Data Engineering, or Data Analysis.
• Deep working knowledge of MySQL internals and strong familiarity with PostgreSQL.
• Fluency in SQL, able to read a query and quickly identify bugs or inefficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Audit and stabilize a large, distributed fleet of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases (AWS RDS).
• Identify and remediate health and consistency issues; implement best practices across instances.
• Analyze and optimize complex SQL queries tied to customer-facing reports and business logic.
• Build a plan to bring instances into a consistent, well-maintained state.
• Monitor database performance and proactively flag risks.
• Partner with engineering leadership on prioritization and fixes.

Skills

DB Admin

Data Engineering

SQL Proficiency

AWS RDS

Query optimization

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Job description

Database Administrator

Los Angeles, California, United States

Job Title: Database Administrator / Data Engineer (Contract)

Role Overview

We are partnering with a growing B2B SaaS company that provides a software platform used by businesses across the United States and internationally, supporting organizations ranging from large multi-location operators to small independent businesses. The company is investing in AI initiatives, making strong data foundations a growing priority.

The company is looking for a hands-on Database Administrator / Data Engineer to bring order and reliability to its database environment. The environment includes a large, distributed fleet of database instances hosted on AWS RDS (MySQL and PostgreSQL), and this role will focus on stabilizing, optimizing, and standardizing that environment while also digging into complex, business-critical queries.

This is a mix of database administration and query analysis and optimization. It is a great fit for someone who enjoys finding and fixing the "should have been done a long time ago" issues, and who is comfortable both keeping systems healthy and troubleshooting gnarly reporting queries with complex business logic.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit and stabilize a large, distributed fleet of MySQL and PostgreSQL database instances (AWS RDS)
• Identify and remediate database health and consistency issues; implement best practices across instances
• Analyze and optimize complex SQL queries tied to customer-facing reports, including diagnosing bugs, inefficiencies, and inaccuracies in query logic
• Build and execute a plan to bring instances into a consistent, well-maintained state
• Monitor database performance and proactively flag risks
• Partner closely with engineering leadership on prioritization and fixes
• Potential future scope (may expand into a separate role): data hygiene, data warehousing, and ETL work in support of the company's AI initiatives

Education & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, Data Engineer, or Data Analyst
• Deep working knowledge of MySQL internals and strong familiarity with PostgreSQL
• Fluency in SQL, with the ability to read a query and quickly identify bugs, inefficiencies, or design flaws
• Experience managing databases hosted on AWS RDS
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving, "fix it now" environment
• Strong communication skills; able to work cross-functionally with a small, lean engineering team

Preferred Experience

• Experience with data warehousing, ETL pipelines, or data hygiene initiatives
• Prior experience supporting a B2B SaaS platform

Engagement Details

• Fully remote (Candidates local to Southern California preferred)
• Contract engagement, targeted at approximately 6 months with potential to extend

Why Our Client:

• Opportunity to bring structure and reliability to a large, complex database environment
• High degree of ownership and visibility into business-critical systems
• Collaborative, lean engineering team
• Potential to extend
• Exposure to data warehousing, ETL, and AI-adjacent data initiatives as the role evolves

Compensation, Benefits and Perks:

• Pay rate: $40 - $60/hr, W2
• Contract position (approximately 6 months, potential to extend or convert)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship.

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