Senior Cloud Operations Database Administrator (Remote - United States)

Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence; Roanoke (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital reality solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Operations Database Administrator to ensure database reliability and performance in a cloud-based environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with MySQL and MS-SQL and a strong understanding of AWS technologies. The role includes responsibilities such as database management, optimizing performance, and supporting critical applications. Join this dynamic team to contribute to innovative projects that drive efficiency and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience managing databases in cloud environments is essential.
• Strong experience with MySQL replication, clustering, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Agile/DevOps environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize MySQL (Aurora) and MS-SQL databases across AWS RDS.
• Implement database security best practices and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Collaborate with development teams on database architecture and design.

Skills

MySQL

MS-SQL

Database Administration

AWS

Scripting

Problem Solving

Education

5+ years of experience in database administration

Tools

AWS RDS

SSIS

Aurora

Job description

Senior Cloud Operations Database Administrator (Remote - United States)

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Responsibilities

Hexagon's Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division (Hexagon) is seeking a Senior Cloud Operations Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team in our America’s region. This role requires expertise in managing both RDS and locally hosted databases in an AWS cloud-based environment. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with MySQL (Aurora a plus) and solid proficiency in MS-SQL, including SSIS. This role is essential in ensuring database reliability, performance, and security while supporting a range of business-critical applications.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize MySQL (Aurora) and MS-SQL databases across AWS RDS and EC2-hosted environments.
• Install, configure, and upgrade database instances.
• Perform regular maintenance, patching, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
• Troubleshoot performance issues and tune queries to improve efficiency.
• Implement database security best practices, including access control and encryption.
• Apply best practices in indexing, partitioning, and schema optimization.
• Collaborate with development teams on database architecture and design.
• Automate routine database tasks using scripting and AWS-native tools.
• Support and deploy SSIS packages and ETL pipelines.
• Ensure high availability and scalability through clustering and replication.
• Conduct database health checks and proactively identify improvement areas.
• Create and maintain documentation for configurations, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support operational and team goals.
• Job responsibilities may evolve over time based on team and business needs.
• Will require after-hours and weekend work when necessary to support critical systems or deployments.
  
  

Education / Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in database administration for MySQL and MS-SQL in cloud and on-prem environments.
• Strong experience with MySQL, including replication, clustering, and performance tuning (Aurora preferred).
• Solid MS-SQL expertise, including SSIS, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.
• Hands-on experience managing databases in AWS RDS and EC2.
• Deep understanding of database best practices, optimization, and security.
• Proficient in scripting (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Python) and AWS automation tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Familiarity with Agile/DevOps environments.
  
  

Preferred

• Experience with Snowflake.
• Familiarity with optimizing databases for AI/ML workloads.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools.
  
  

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division helps clients design, construct, and operate more profitable, safe, and sustainable industrial facilities. We empower customers to unlock data, accelerate industrial project modernization and digital maturity, increase productivity, and move the sustainability needle.

Our technologies help produce actionable insights that enable better decision-making and intelligence across the asset lifecycle of industrial projects, leading to improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity, which contribute to Economic and Environmental Sustainability.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 25,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

Why work for Hexagon?

At Hexagon, if you can see it, you can do it. Hexagon’s Asset Lifecyle Intelligence division puts their trust in you so that you can bring your ideas to life. We have emerged as one of the most engaged and enabled workplaces*. We are committed to creating an environment that is truly supportive by providing the resources you need to fully support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

• In the recently concluded workplace effectiveness survey by Korn Ferry, a global HR advisory firm, Hexagon, Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division has emerged as one of the most Engaged and Enabled workplaces, when compared to similar organizations that Korn Ferry partners with.
  
  

Everyone is welcome

At Hexagon, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Everyone is welcome—as an inclusive workplace, we do not discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.

Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You are valued here.

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