Senior Database Administrato

UFUQ; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

UFUQ is seeking a Senior Database Administrator for a remote, part-time role in the United States. You will design, optimize, and secure UFUQ's database environments to support multiple brands and outlets.

Responsibilities include backup/recovery, performance tuning, and ensuring high availability and data integrity. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable reporting and data-driven decisions, while contributing to standards, documentation, and best practices for scalable

Qualifications

• Experience managing production databases and ensuring reliability.
• Strong design and data modeling skills to support scalable systems.
• Deep understanding of relational databases and related tooling.
• Analytical skills for diagnosing performance issues and optimizing queries.
• Experience with backup, recovery, high availability, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, and secure UFUQ's database environments across brands.
• Implement and monitor backup/recovery strategies and HA solutions.
• Troubleshoot database issues and optimize queries and schemas for workloads.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support reporting and new applications.

Skills

Database Administration

Performance Tuning

Backup & Recovery

Data Modeling

Security Best Practices

Cloud Databases

Remote/Part-time work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

Job description

Role Description

The Senior Database Administrator will manage, optimize, and secure UFUQ's database environments that support operations across multiple brands and outlets. This part-time, remote role involves designing and maintaining databases, monitoring performance, and ensuring high availability, reliability, and data integrity. Daily responsibilities include implementing backup and recovery strategies, troubleshooting database issues, and optimizing queries and schemas for transactional and analytical workloads. The role also includes collaborating with cross-functional teams to support reporting, data-driven decision-making, and new application initiatives. The Senior Database Administrator will contribute to database standards, documentation, and best practices to support scalable growth.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in Database Administration and hands-on experience managing production databases.
• Proficiency in Database Design and Data Modeling to support scalable and maintainable systems.
• Solid understanding of Databases, including relational database management systems and related tools.
• Advanced Analytical Skills for diagnosing performance issues, optimizing queries, and supporting data analysis.
• Experience with backup, recovery, high availability, and security best practices for databases.
• Knowledge of cloud-based database solutions and monitoring tools is preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, part-time setting and collaborate effectively with distributed teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in retail, food and beverage, or multi-branch environments is an advantage.