Senior Cloud DBA – Hybrid (SQL Server to PostgreSQL)

ACA Group; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ACA Group is looking for a Senior Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) to ensure operational stability and performance of critical database platforms. Based in Durham, NC, this hybrid role requires deep DBA experience in cloud environments.

The successful candidate will manage daily database operations, monitor performance, and implement backup and recovery processes among other tasks. Strong knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and AWS is essential. A bachelor's degree is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on DBA experience supporting business-critical databases.
• Strong expertise with Microsoft SQL Server administration.
• Experience administering PostgreSQL and/or MySQL in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support production and non-production database environments.
• Monitor database health, availability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database performance issues.
• Design and implement backup and disaster recovery processes.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Performance tuning

PostgreSQL administration

AWS (RDS, Aurora)

Database security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MySQL

DocumentDB

OpenSearch

Job description

ACA Group is looking for a Senior Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) to ensure operational stability and performance of critical database platforms. Based in Durham, NC, this hybrid role requires deep DBA experience in cloud environments.

The successful candidate will manage daily database operations, monitor performance, and implement backup and recovery processes among other tasks. Strong knowledge of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and AWS is essential. A bachelor's degree is required.