Senior DB Admin - AWS Redshift & SQL Expert Remote

Foley; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud-based data platforms. You will lead administration and optimization of SQL Server and Redshift within our AWS data warehouse, partnering with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and business leaders to scale data systems securely.

You will design HA/DR, implement security controls, and collaborate across teams to meet SLAs.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own database reliability, performance, and availability.
• Lead administration, monitoring, tuning, and optimization of SQL Server and Redshift.
• Design and maintain high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies meeting SLAs.
• Own and optimize our AWS-based data warehouse architecture for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Partner with Data and Analytics teams to support reporting and downstream AI use cases.
• Own database security across platforms including user access, roles, permissions, encryption, and auditing.
• Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, Engineering, and Analytics to align solutions with business needs.
• Drive automation and proactive monitoring to improve reliability and reduce manual work.
• Use AI-enabled tools to improve DBA operations and scale architecture.

Skills

SQL Server

Amazon Redshift

AWS data warehouse

Database security

HA/DR

Cross-functional collaboration

Automation/AI tools

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon Redshift

Job description

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud-based data platforms. You will lead administration and optimization of SQL Server and Redshift within our AWS data warehouse, partnering with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and business leaders to scale data systems securely.

You will design HA/DR, implement security controls, and collaborate across teams to meet SLAs.