Remote Senior Cloud DB Admin (AWS/SQL Server)

Foley; South Carolina; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud data platforms. You will manage SQL Server and Redshift, design HA/DR, and lead AWS data warehouse operations to scale with the business.

Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Analytics to support reporting and AI use cases. You will automate monitoring, implement robust security controls, and communicate risks to leadership while driving efficiency through

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing production database environments.
• Expertise in SQL Server, including performance tuning, indexing, and HA/DR.
• Hands-on AWS data warehouse experience with Amazon Redshift.
• Experience managing database security, access controls, and permissions in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and use of automation tools to improve reliability.
• Exposure to data engineering pipelines or analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead administration, monitoring, tuning, and optimization of SQL Server and Redshift environments.
• Design and maintain high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies meeting SLAs.
• Lead data warehouse operations in AWS and optimize for performance, scalability, and cost.
• Partner with Data/Analytics teams to support reporting and AI use cases.
• Manage database security across platforms, including encryption, auditing, and access controls.
• Automate operations via scripting and AI-enabled tooling to reduce manual tasks and improve reliability.

Skills

SQL Server performance tuning

AWS data warehouse (Redshift)

Database security and access controls

Automation / AI-enabled tooling

Data engineering pipelines experience

Job description

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud data platforms. You will manage SQL Server and Redshift, design HA/DR, and lead AWS data warehouse operations to scale with the business.

Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Analytics to support reporting and AI use cases. You will automate monitoring, implement robust security controls, and communicate risks to leadership while driving efficiency through