Senior Database & Cloud Operations Leader (Remote)

SitusAMC; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

SitusAMC Holdings Corp. is seeking a seasoned Senior Database Administrator to lead our DBA team, guiding AWS RDS/EC2 implementations and database modernization efforts. You will mentor staff, drive security, and collaborate with DevOps for scalable, reliable data services.

The role requires 12+ years in database admin, leadership experience, and strong SQL expertise, with AWS certifications a plus. This remote, full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 12+ years in database administration, 2+ years in VP/external equivalent.
• 5+ years in leadership role.
• 3-5 years with Amazon RDS/EC2 databases.
• Strong SQL, database design, performance tuning.
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Certs (e.g., AWS Database Specialty) a plus.
• Multi-node SQL/MySQL cluster experience.
• Excellent leadership and communication.
• Mentor and lead staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Database Administration team with guidance and mentorship.
• Oversee AWS RDS/EC2 design, implementation, and maintenance for high availability.
• Develop and enforce database policies, procedures, and security.
• Ensure designs meet project/business requirements with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with DevOps/SRE on templates and best practices.
• Monitor performance and optimize database systems.
• Plan and execute upgrades, migrations, backups, and capacity planning.
• Manage vendor relations and evaluate new technologies.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS RDS

AWS EC2

SQL Server

MySQL server

T-SQL

Job description

SitusAMC Holdings Corp. is seeking a seasoned Senior Database Administrator to lead our DBA team, guiding AWS RDS/EC2 implementations and database modernization efforts. You will mentor staff, drive security, and collaborate with DevOps for scalable, reliable data services.

The role requires 12+ years in database admin, leadership experience, and strong SQL expertise, with AWS certifications a plus. This remote, full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits.