Remote Director of Database Administration

SitusAMC Holdings Corp.; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision

401K

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking a senior Database Administrator to lead our database team and oversee AWS-based infrastructure. You will mentor staff, design and secure high-availability environments, and collaborate with DevOps and product teams to meet business needs.

The role emphasizes database modernization, performance optimization, and capacity planning, with opportunities for career growth in a remote, full-time setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 12+ years in database administration with leadership experience.
• 5+ years in a leadership role.
• 3-5 years with Amazon RDS and EC2 databases.
• Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Database Administration team, providing guidance and mentorship
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of AWS RDS and EC2 databases to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance in accordance with SitusAMC’s product needs
• Develop and enforce database policies, procedures, and standards to ensure system integrity and security
• Work with the project team and business teams to ensure database designs meet project and business requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional technology teams to support application development, test, deployment, and provide day to day support
• Lead from the front to troubleshoot problems and clearly communicate resolution to stakeholders
• Lead database modernization efforts to align database technology with industry best practices
• Work with DevOps/SRE teams on creation and deployment of database templates, and coach them on database best practices
• Monitor database performance and implement solutions to optimize performance
• Responsible for monitoring database growth and capacity planning
• Develop and enhance database encryption protocols to facilitate BYOK architectures
• Plan, coordinate, test, and execute database upgrades and migrations
• Plan, document, and execute database backup and recovery strategies.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new database technologies and tools.
• Other tasks as assigned by manager

Skills

Leadership

Communication

AWS

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS RDS

EC2

MySQL

SQL Server

Job description

SitusAMC is seeking a senior Database Administrator to lead our database team and oversee AWS-based infrastructure. You will mentor staff, design and secure high-availability environments, and collaborate with DevOps and product teams to meet business needs.

The role emphasizes database modernization, performance optimization, and capacity planning, with opportunities for career growth in a remote, full-time setting.