Remote Senior DBA & Data Platform Leader

SitusAMC; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & paid holidays

401K plan

Medical/dental/vision

Job summary

SitusAMC Holdings Corp. is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to lead the Database Administration team in a remote-capable environment.

You will oversee AWS RDS/EC2 designs, implement security and backup strategies, and partner with DevOps to drive modernization and performance improvements across critical databases. With 12+ years in database administration and 5+ years in leadership, you’ll guide multi-node SQL/MySQL deployments, ensure scalability, and mentor staff while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 12+ years in database administration, with VP level or external equivalent.
• 5+ years in leadership roles.
• 3-5 years with Amazon RDS/EC2.
• Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Experience partnering with developers to optimize DB environments.
• Extensive experience in SQL and database management tools.
• Cloud infrastructure experience, especially AWS.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• AWS Database - Specialty certification a plus.
• Experience with SQL/MySQL in multi-node clusters.
• Database backup, recovery, security and integrity knowledge
• Analytical, detail oriented, and team-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Database Administration team with mentorship.
• Oversee design, implementation, and maintenance of AWS RDS/EC2 databases for availability and performance.
• Develop and enforce database policies, procedures, and standards.
• Collaborate with project and business teams to meet requirements.
• Work with DevOps/SRE to deploy templates and best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues and communicate resolutions to stakeholders.
• Lead modernization efforts to align with industry best practices.
• Plan and execute upgrades and migrations.
• Monitor performance and capacity planning.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new technologies.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS RDS

AWS EC2

SQL Server

MySQL

T-SQL

Job description

SitusAMC Holdings Corp. is seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to lead the Database Administration team in a remote-capable environment.

You will oversee AWS RDS/EC2 designs, implement security and backup strategies, and partner with DevOps to drive modernization and performance improvements across critical databases. With 12+ years in database administration and 5+ years in leadership, you’ll guide multi-node SQL/MySQL deployments, ensure scalability, and mentor staff while