Senior Database Administrator - On-Prem & Cloud DevOps

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Sr. Database Administrator to manage and optimize our database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability for SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB, while supporting backup, recovery, and release automation with Flyway and GitHub Actions. The role includes collaboration with application, infrastructure, and BI teams, contributing to DevOps practices, and evaluating modern data

Qualifications

• Experience administering SQL Server in self-hosted/on-premises environments.
• Experience administering SQL Server Managed Instance and Azure SQL in cloud environments.
• Experience administering Azure Managed PostgreSQL environments.
• Experience supporting InfluxDB or comparable time-series database platforms.
• Experience with backup, recovery, restore, and high availability responsibilities.
• Experience with database performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience managing database security, permissions, and access controls.
• Experience supporting database change management, schema updates, and release activities.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure availability, reliability, and operational stability for production and non-production systems.
• Manage performance and capacity to support current operations and growth.
• Own backup, recovery, and restoration responsibilities for data integrity.
• Monitor database health and address issues affecting uptime, security, or data access.
• Implement and support database changes, releases, and migrations across environments.
• Maintain security controls and access management per organizational standards.
• Support patching, maintenance, and lifecycle management for database platforms.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support deployments and troubleshooting.
• Provide input for capacity planning and platform standards.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure SQL

PostgreSQL

InfluxDB

Backup & Recovery

Performance Tuning

Security & Access

DevOps Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Flyway

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Sr. Database Administrator to manage and optimize our database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability for SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB, while supporting backup, recovery, and release automation with Flyway and GitHub Actions. The role includes collaboration with application, infrastructure, and BI teams, contributing to DevOps practices, and evaluating modern data