Remote Senior DB Architect – AWS, SQL Server & AI Ops

Foley; East Windsor Hill (CT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud-based data platforms. You will manage SQL Server and Redshift workloads in AWS, drive HA/DR, and partner with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Analytics teams to scale data solutions.

This role is remote (US based) with EST hours and periodic office visits as needed. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of production database experience, strong SQL Server expertise, and a proven

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing production database environments.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, including performance tuning, indexing, and HA/DR.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data warehouse technologies, including Amazon Redshift.
• Proven experience managing database security, access controls, and permissions in regulated or security-conscious environments.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Infrastructure, Engineering, and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and curiosity, with experience using automation or AI-enabled tools to improve reliability, monitoring, or efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own database reliability, performance, and availability.
• Lead administration, monitoring, tuning, and optimization of SQL Server and Redshift environments.
• Design and maintain HA/DR strategies that meet SLAs.
• Own and optimize AWS-based data warehouse architecture for performance and cost.
• Partner with Data Analytics teams to support reporting and AI use cases.
• Manage database security, access controls, and permissions across platforms.

Skills

Database administration

SQL Server

AWS data platforms

Security & compliance

AI fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon Redshift

AWS services

Job description

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud-based data platforms. You will manage SQL Server and Redshift workloads in AWS, drive HA/DR, and partner with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Analytics teams to scale data solutions.

This role is remote (US based) with EST hours and periodic office visits as needed. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of production database experience, strong SQL Server expertise, and a proven