Senior Database Administrator

Foley; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud data platforms in a primarily remote US-based role. You will manage SQL Server and Redshift, design HA/DR, and drive automation and AI-assisted improvements across teams.

You will partner with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Analytics to align database solutions with business needs, ensure security and compliance, and scale our AWS data warehouse as the company grows, with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing production database environments.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server with performance tuning, indexing, and HA/DR.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data warehouse technologies including Amazon Redshift.
• Proven experience managing database security, access controls, and permissions in regulated or security-conscious environments.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Infrastructure, Engineering, and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and curiosity, with experience using automation or AI-enabled tools to improve reliability, monitoring, or efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own database reliability, performance, and availability.
• Lead administration, monitoring, tuning, and optimization of Microsoft SQL Server and Amazon Redshift environments.
• Design and maintain high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies that meet business SLAs.
• Own and optimize our AWS-based data warehouse architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Partner with Data and Analytics teams to support reporting, analytics, and downstream AI use cases.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure compliance with internal standards and external requirements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to data access, integrity, and availability.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Analytics teams to align database solutions with product and business needs.
• Communicate database risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including leadership.
• Improve reliability through automation, scripting, and proactive monitoring.
• Leverage modern tooling and AI-assisted capabilities to reduce manual work and improve operational signal.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon Redshift

AWS data warehouse

Automation

AI fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS services (RDS/EC2/S3)

Job description

As a Senior Database Administrator at Foley, you will own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud-based data platforms. You’ll play a critical role in supporting our AWS data warehouse environment while partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and business leaders to ensure our data systems scale securely and reliably as the business grows.

What you’ll do:

Own database reliability, performance, and availability

• Lead administration, monitoring, tuning, and optimization of Microsoft SQL Server and Amazon Redshift environments

• Design and maintain high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies that meet business SLAs

Lead data warehouse operations in AWS

• Own and optimize our AWS-based data warehouse architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and cost efficiency

• Partner with Data and Analytics teams to support reporting, analytics, and downstream AI use cases

Manage database security and access controls

• Own database security across platforms, including user access, roles, permissions, encryption, and auditing

• Partner with Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure compliance with internal standards and external requirements

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks related to data access, integrity, and availability

Collaborate cross-functionally

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Analytics teams to align database solutions with product and business needs

• Communicate database risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including leadership

Drive operational excellence and automation

• Improve reliability through automation, scripting, and proactive monitoring

• Leverage modern tooling and AI-assisted capabilities to reduce manual work and improve operational signal

AI Fluent

• Help drive our database architecture with systems thinking mindset.

• Use AI to maintain, scale, and improve our dba operations and archtiecture.

Who you are:

• You might thrive in this role if you have 7+ years of experience managing production database environments

• Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, including performance tuning, indexing, and HA/DR

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data warehouse technologies, including Amazon Redshift

• Proven experience managing database security, access controls, and permissions in regulated or security-conscious environments

• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Infrastructure, Engineering, and leadership teams

• Demonstrated AI fluency and curiosity, with experience using automation or AI-enabled tools to improve reliability, monitoring, or efficiency

Nice to have:

• Experience with additional AWS services (RDS, EC2, S3, IAM, monitoring/logging tools)

• Exposure to data engineering pipelines or analytics platforms

Location:

This role is primarily remote (US based) and will work in EST hours, with the expectation of occasional visits to our offices for team collaboration, training, or company events.

This role may be based remotely out of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.

About us

At Foley, we’re reimagining how safety-sensitive industries hire, stay compliant, and manage risk. We’ve evolved into a modern SaaS company with an all-in-one, AI-ready platform that helps transportation, construction, distribution, and utility businesses operate faster, smarter, and safer.

As we continue to grow, we’re looking for curious, strategic thinkers who thrive in complexity, are motivated by making an impact, and want to join a team that’s passionate about building great products and supporting customers. Our core values — Teammateship, Grit, and Innovation — guide everything we do. Whether we’re collaborating internally or helping customers, we approach every challenge with optimism, humor, and a shared commitment to success.

Benefits
Foley offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off and holidays, wellness programs, and an employee assistance program.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Foley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations
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Employment Status
Employment with Foley is on an at-will basis. Nothing in this job posting or in future communications should be construed as a contract of employment.

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