Senior Database Administrator

Senior Database Administrator Some careers keep systems running. This one lets you become the reason people never have to think about them. Every improvement you make creates confidence, stability, and trust for the people who depend on our platform every day. You'll feel the satisfaction of solving problems that others can't, knowing your work quietly protects experiences that matter. You'll take pride in leaving every system stronger than you found it, building reliability that lasts long after the work is complete. You'll help reshape the future of how organizations safeguard and trust their most valuable information. You'll set a new standard for thoughtful engineering, where careful decisions become lasting achievements and disciplined craftsmanship earns lasting respect. Here, your expertise isn't hidden behind layers of process—it drives meaningful outcomes. You'll have the freedom to solve difficult challenges, the ownership to make a measurable difference, and the opportunity to build work you'll be proud to point to for years to come. If you're motivated by mastery, purpose, and creating something people can genuinely depend on, you'll find a place where your best work truly matters. Your next 5 minutes could land you in our top 5% shortlist — click Apply to start your application (a short, simple step to put you in the running) → https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TRXCMD ROLE SNAPSHOT Location/Schedule: Remote Purpose: Own the performance, reliability, security, and recoverability of a high-traffic PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server cloud environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Own production performance across PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server. Diagnose and resolve execution plan, indexing, locking, blocking, and query performance issues. Design and operate high availability, replication, failover, and disaster recovery strategies. Lead zero-downtime schema changes and production database migrations. Execute large-scale data migrations and backfills using safe, verifiable processes. Maintain secure database access, encryption, auditing, and governance practices. Build monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning processes. Support reporting, analytics, and warehouse performance. Continuously improve database reliability, safety, and operational excellence. MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS 8+ years administering production databases. Expert PostgreSQL administration. Expert Microsoft SQL Server administration. Advanced SQL, T-SQL, and PL/pgSQL. Deep experience with execution plan analysis and performance tuning. Proven experience leading zero-downtime production migrations. Strong HA/DR, replication, backup, and recovery expertise. Experience with AWS RDS, Aurora, or equivalent cloud database platforms. Strong security, encryption, auditing, and least-privilege practices. Excellent written communication. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS ERP or data warehouse experience. High-volume transactional platforms. BI and warehouse modeling. Infrastructure-as-code. Redis or distributed caching. Event-driven architectures. AI-assisted engineering experience. WHAT WE OFFER High-autonomy senior engineering environment. Meaningful ownership of mission-critical systems. Small, experienced engineering team. AI-assisted workflows. Opportunity to define database operational standards. Challenging technical problems with measurable impact. Honest Challenge This role carries significant production ownership. Success requires disciplined execution, careful verification, and comfort making high-impact technical decisions. Completing the short application (about 5 minutes) is required to be considered. READY TO JUMP IN? Click Apply to start the short application (about 5 minutes; embedded step) → https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TRXCMD Important: Completing the embedded application step is required to be considered. Mercola welcomes applicants of every background, identity, and life experience. Show more