Senior SQL DBA for High-Availability Trading on AWS

Quantiphi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantiphi is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure mission-critical databases hosted on AWS EC2 for a high-availability trading environment. The role is based in New York and requires deep SQL Server, AWS, and HA/DR expertise.

You will collaborate with DevOps and trading-system teams, implement robust backup strategies, and participate in on-call rotations to maintain sub-millisecond performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SQL Server DBA experience.
• Experience with AWS services and EC2.
• Strong HA/DR, backup, and recovery knowledge.
• Proficiency in security, auditing, and compliance practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize SQL Server performance and latency.
• Install, configure, and manage SQL Server on AWS EC2 across environments.
• Design and implement HA solutions (Always On, log shipping, mirroring).
• Develop DR plans and test regular DR drills; ensure RTO/RPO targets.
• Design and maintain backup strategies and validate restores.
• Apply security best practices: encryption, access control, auditing.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

AWS EC2

HA & DR

Performance Tuning

Security & Compliance

Monitoring

Tools

SQL Server 2019/2022

AWS EC2

Job description

Quantiphi is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure mission-critical databases hosted on AWS EC2 for a high-availability trading environment. The role is based in New York and requires deep SQL Server, AWS, and HA/DR expertise.

You will collaborate with DevOps and trading-system teams, implement robust backup strategies, and participate in on-call rotations to maintain sub-millisecond performance and reliability.