Senior Database Administrator

Foley; Illinois; Remoto; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Descrizione del lavoro

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of cloud-based data platforms. You will support our AWS data warehouse while partnering with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and leadership to scale data systems securely as the business grows.

Responsibilities include leading SQL Server and Redshift operations, designing HA/DR, and driving automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Competenze

• 7+ years of experience managing production database environments.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server including performance tuning, indexing, and HA/DR.
• Experience with AWS data warehouse technologies including Amazon Redshift.
• Proven experience with database security, access controls, and permissions in regulated environments.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product, infrastructure, engineering and leadership teams.
• AI fluency and curiosity; experience using automation/AI-enabled tools to improve reliability.

Mansioni

• Own database reliability, performance, and availability.
• Design and implement HA/DR strategies meeting business SLAs.
• Own and optimize AWS-based data warehouse architecture for performance and cost.
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics to support reporting and downstream AI use cases.
• Manage database security, access controls, encryption, and auditing across platforms.
• Drive automation, scripting, and proactive monitoring to improve reliability.

Conoscenze

7+ years experience in production DB

Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon Redshift / AWS data warehouse

Database security & access controls

AWS cloud experience

AI fluency / automation tooling

Strumenti

SSMS

Redshift Console

Descrizione del lavoro

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 would 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.

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