Senior DB Administrator — AWS Redshift & SQL (Remote)

Foley

Yorktown (VA)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Foley is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud data platforms. You will manage our AWS data warehouse environment (Redshift) and Microsoft SQL Server, partnering with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and business leaders to scale data systems securely and reliably as the business grows.

You will drive operational excellence through automation and AI-enabled tooling, ensuring HA/DR, security, and cost efficiency while

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.
Proven experience managing database security, access controls, and permissions in regulated or security-conscious environments.

Responsibilities

Own database reliability, performance, and availability.
Lead administration, monitoring, tuning, and optimization of Microsoft SQL Server and Amazon Redshift environments.
Design and maintain high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies that meet business SLAs.
Own and optimize our AWS-based data warehouse architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Partner with Data and Analytics teams to support reporting, analytics, and downstream AI use cases.
Work closely with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Analytics teams to align database solutions with product and business needs.
Improve reliability through automation, scripting, and proactive monitoring.