Senior Cloud SQL DBA — AWS RDS, ETL Modernization (Remote)

Fuze Health Inc.; Clifton (TX); Remote; USD 126,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental & Vision

Medical plans

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Job summary

Fuze Health is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to lead the Hospice cloud database modernization initiative. You will drive SQL Server on EC2 upgrades, migrate SSIS/SSRS to AWS-native or upgrade on SQL Server, and optimize costs while mentoring the Hospice DBA team.

Responsibilities include implementing automated backups, disaster recovery, and security controls, plus working with DevOps on Terraform automation and HITRUST compliance. This role supports hospice applications nationwide.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in database administration.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft SQL Server (2016+) performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server version upgrades and end-of-support migrations (e.g., off SQL Server 2016).
• Strong hands-on experience with SSIS and SSRS.
• Experience with AWS RDS (SQL Server) setup, migration, monitoring, Multi-AZ.
• Experience with AWS-native ETL and data migration tooling (AWS DMS, AWS Glue).
• Experience with database migration projects (on-premises or EC2 to RDS, and in-place EC2 version upgrades).
• Strong understanding of backup/restore strategies, point-in-time recovery, cross-region replication.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, SQL Server DMVs).
• Proficiency in T-SQL, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Experience working in regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2).

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of the SQL Server modernization on EC2: migration to AWS RDS (SQL Server) and/or in-place version upgrade off SQL Server 2016 ahead of end of support.
• Assess, migrate, and maintain existing SSIS ETL packages and SSRS reports, either re-platforming to AWS-native ETL and reporting services or retaining/upgrading on SQL Server on EC2.
• Drive database cost optimization: right-sizing instances, evaluating Reserved Instances, storage tiering, and licensing costs.
• Upskill and mentor Hospice SQL DBA team on AWS database operations, RDS management, and cloud best practices.
• Establish cloud-native database monitoring, alerting, and performance baselines using Datadog and CloudWatch.
• Design and implement automated backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes using AWS Backup.
• Perform query optimization, index management, and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with DevOps on infrastructure automation (Terraform for RDS).
• Ensure HITRUST E1 compliance for all database systems (encryption, access controls, audit logging).
• Support Hospice application team with database-related development needs.
• Evaluate future database modernization opportunities (PostgreSQL, Aurora) for the 2027 roadmap.

Skills

SQL Server

SSIS

SSRS

AWS

DMS

Glue

Terraform

Datadog

CloudWatch

T-SQL

HIPAA/HITRUST

Tools

AWS RDS

Windows Server

Job description

Fuze Health is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to lead the Hospice cloud database modernization initiative. You will drive SQL Server on EC2 upgrades, migrate SSIS/SSRS to AWS-native or upgrade on SQL Server, and optimize costs while mentoring the Hospice DBA team.

Responsibilities include implementing automated backups, disaster recovery, and security controls, plus working with DevOps on Terraform automation and HITRUST compliance. This role supports hospice applications nationwide.