Senior Database Administrator

Exiger; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Time Off

Industry-leading health, vision, and dental benefits

16 weeks of fully paid parental leave

Job summary

A leading technology firm in McLean, Virginia, is seeking a motivated Senior Database Administrator. The role involves designing and optimizing databases, managing data platforms, and collaborating with engineering teams. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years of experience in database administration with a strong focus on cloud architecture, coupled with robust knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery practices. The position also offers a hybrid work model and exceptional health benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in database administration.
• Deep expertise in cloud-based database design and efficiency planning.
• Hands-on experience with high availability and disaster recovery in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve cloud-native data platforms.
• Drive architectural changes for scalability and cost reduction.
• Lead data architecture developments beyond traditional databases.

Skills

Cloud-based database design

Performance tuning

High availability

Cloud networking

Compliance and risk assessment

Tools

Snowflake

MySQL

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Who We Are:

Exiger transforms supply chains into a strategic advantage-advancing our mission to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Our AI platform, 1Exiger, delivers instant visibility into complex supplier ecosystems, leveraging proprietary data and advanced AI to surface risk, automate compliance, and unlock efficiencies and cost savings to strengthen long-term resilience. Trusted by 550+ global customers-including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies-Exiger is a recognized, award‑winning leader in supply chain AI and a FedRAMP authorized provider to the federal government.

Senior Database Administrator

Exiger is seeking a motivated, self‑driven Senior Database Administrator who designs, builds and optimizes database, works within a continuous integration and delivery pipeline, and embraces test automation as a discipline. You will manage core transactional databases and cloud data platforms, ensuring they are secure, performant, resilient, and aligned with our data strategy. You’ll work closely with engineering, data, and security teams to support new product features, data initiatives, and ongoing operational excellence.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect and evolve cloud‑native data platforms for production and analytics (RDS, Snowflake, S3, Iceberg, Trino/Athena).
• Drive architectural changes to improve scalability and reduce cost, including migration to open, storage‑centric designs.
• Own performance optimization across data workloads, partnering on query, schema, and data model improvements.
• Lead modern data architecture beyond traditional databases (data lakes, open table formats, decoupled compute).
• Design and own high availability, disaster recovery, and multi‑region strategies, balancing resilience, performance, and cost.
• Apply FinOps best practices to analyze and optimize cloud data spend.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Promote DevOps and platform best practices (IaC, automation, self‑service, lifecycle management).
• Define standards for scalable, reliable, and cost‑transparent data storage and access.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance across databases and lakehouse platforms.
• Mentor engineers and DBAs on modern, cost‑aware cloud data architecture.

Technical Environment:

• Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, and/or Azure.
• Managed and self‑managed databases: Snowflake, MySQL, SQL Server.
• Lakehouse environments: S3, Iceberg Tables, Trino.
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation.
• Monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling: DataDog, Kibana.
• High‑volume, highly regulated datasets.

What You Need:

• 8+ years of experience in database administration with increasing ownership of cloud architecture decisions.
• Deep expertise in cloud‑based database design, cost and efficiency planning, performance tuning, and scaling strategies.
• Hands‑on experience with high availability, replication, backup, and disaster recovery in the cloud.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity as it relates to data platforms.
• Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms with strict uptime and compliance requirements.
• Prior experience in compliance, risk, financial services, or data‑intensive SaaS environments preferred.

Why You’ll Love Working at Exiger:

• High‑performance culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time off.
• Industry‑leading health, vision, and dental benefits.
• Competitive compensation package.
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicable.
• Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming.
• Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.