Senior Database Architecture & AWS Ops Leader (Remote)

SitusAMC Holdings Corp.; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision, life, and 401

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking an experienced database leader to head the Database Administration team, driving design, security, and modernization across AWS RDS/EC2 environments. You will collaborate with product and DevOps teams to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable database solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years in DB administration with leadership experience, strong SQL/MySQL skills, and a track record of mentoring staff. This is a remote, full-time role with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12+ years’ experience in database administration, typically with 2+ years in a VP level role or external equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership role.
• 3-5 years’ experience with Amazon RDS and EC2 databases.
• Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Experience working with application developers to build and optimize database environments from ideation to implementation.
• Extensive experience in SQL and database management tools.
• 3-5 years’ experience with cloud infrastructure and services, particularly AWS.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty) are a plus.
• Direct experience with the setup and support of SQL and MySQL Server in a multi node cluster environment
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity and TSQL
• Strong analytical ability, good judgment, strategic and multidimensional thinker
• Detail oriented and organized
• Strong commitment and dedication to the position and a team player
• Commitment to mentor, train, and lead staff
• Requires the ability to support both planned and unplanned events

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Database Administration team, providing guidance and mentorship
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of AWS RDS and EC2 databases to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance in accordance with SitusAMC’s product needs
• Develop and enforce database policies, procedures, and standards to ensure system integrity and security
• Work with the project team and business teams to ensure database designs meet project and business requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional technology teams to support application development, test, deployment, and provide day to day support
• Lead from the front to troubleshoot problems and clearly communicate resolution to stakeholders
• Lead database modernization efforts to align database technology with industry best practices
• Work with DevOps/SRE teams on creation and deployment of database templates, and coach them on database best practices
• Monitor database performance and implement solutions to optimize performance
• Responsible for monitoring database growth and capacity planning
• Develop and enhance database encryption protocols to facilitate BYOK architectures
• Plan, coordinate, test, and execute database upgrades and migrations
• Plan, document, and execute database backup and recovery strategies.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new database technologies and tools.
• Other tasks as assigned by manager

Skills

Leadership

Database design

Performance tuning

Cloud architecture

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS RDS

AWS EC2

SQL

MySQL

Job description

SitusAMC is seeking an experienced database leader to head the Database Administration team, driving design, security, and modernization across AWS RDS/EC2 environments. You will collaborate with product and DevOps teams to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable database solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years in DB administration with leadership experience, strong SQL/MySQL skills, and a track record of mentoring staff. This is a remote, full-time role with competitive compensation.