Senior PostgreSQL & MySQL DBA — Hybrid, High-Impact

Information Technology Senior Management Forum; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Job summary

Verizon Connect seeks an experienced Database Administrator in the Atlanta area to join our Global Database Services team. The role focuses on high-availability databases, incident management, and proactive maintenance in a hybrid work model with on-site presence in Alpharetta, GA.

The ideal candidate will have strong PostgreSQL and MySQL expertise, automation experience, and a service-oriented mindset to deliver reliable database services at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of work experience.
• 4+ years of relevant database administration experience.
• Advanced knowledge of PostgreSQL (17/18) and MySQL (8.4).
• Experience with backups, PITR, security, monitoring and alerting.

Responsibilities

• Own and resolve database incidents and requests.
• Review backups, maintenance, and monitoring to prevent issues.
• Respond to alerts and coordinate with engineering for solutions.
• Improve automation for provisioning and monitoring processes.
• Maintain high availability and performance of large databases (>2TB).

Skills

Database Admin

SQL/PLSQL

Scripting

Incident management

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS RDS

Job description

Verizon Connect seeks an experienced Database Administrator in the Atlanta area to join our Global Database Services team. The role focuses on high-availability databases, incident management, and proactive maintenance in a hybrid work model with on-site presence in Alpharetta, GA.

The ideal candidate will have strong PostgreSQL and MySQL expertise, automation experience, and a service-oriented mindset to deliver reliable database services at scale.