Manager Database Administrator - Remote US

situsamc; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote within the United States

Discretionary bonus

401(k) plan

Job summary

situsamc is seeking a senior database leader to drive strategy and daily operations of cloud database infrastructure. You will manage a DBA team, partner with technology and business groups, and modernize platforms to align database services with business needs.

The role emphasizes senior leadership, AWS expertise, security, and performance optimization across SQL Server and MySQL environments. Remote work within the U.S. is available as a full-time position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• 12+ years of database administration experience.
• 5+ years in a leadership role with senior executive-level experience.
• 3–5 years with Amazon RDS and EC2, and 3–5 years with AWS cloud services.
• Strong SQL, database design, tuning, and optimization skills (SQL Server or MySQL in clustered environments).
• Experience partnering with application developers from design through implementation; managing multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, security, data integrity, and T-SQL; strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor database administrators, setting team practices and direction.
• Design, implement, and maintain AWS RDS and EC2 database environments for reliability, scale, and performance.
• Establish database standards and security practices; collaborate with project and business teams on database design.
• Troubleshoot production issues and communicate resolutions to stakeholders.
• Optimize performance, monitor capacity, and lead upgrades, migrations, backup and recovery planning.
• Develop encryption approaches, support database templates with DevOps or SRE teams, and assess database tools and vendors.

Skills

SQL mastery

Database design

Performance tuning

T-SQL

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Amazon RDS

Amazon EC2

SQL Server

MySQL

Job description

Role overview

Lead database administration strategy and daily operations, overseeing cloud database infrastructure for availability, performance, and security. The role manages and develops a DBA team while partnering across technology and business groups to support applications, modernize platforms, and align database services with business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor database administrators, setting team practices and direction.
• Design, implement, and maintain AWS RDS and EC2 database environments for reliability, scale, and performance.
• Establish database standards and security practices; collaborate with project and business teams on database design.
• Troubleshoot production issues and communicate resolutions to stakeholders.
• Optimize performance, monitor capacity, and lead upgrades, migrations, backup and recovery planning.
• Develop encryption approaches, support database templates with DevOps or SRE teams, and assess database tools and vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field; at least 12 years of database administration experience is listed.
• At least five years in a leadership role, with senior executive-level experience typically expected.
• Three to five years working with Amazon RDS and EC2, and three to five years with cloud services, particularly AWS.
• Strong SQL, database design, tuning, and optimization skills, including experience with SQL Server or MySQL in clustered environments.
• Experience partnering with application developers from design through implementation, and managing multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, security, data integrity, and T-SQL, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• A master’s degree or a relevant credential such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote within the United States. Listed full-time base salary range is $150,000–$175,000; some positions may qualify for a discretionary bonus.
• Paid time off, holidays, and employee benefit plans that include medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, and a 401(k), subject to plan terms.