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Senior Database Administrator

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Sep 09, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Owning the performance, reliability, security, and recoverability of a high-traffic PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server cloud environment, the full-time Senior Database Administrator will manage production performance, diagnose and resolve database issues, and design high availability and disaster recovery strategies in a remote setting.

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
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years administering production databases
  • Expert PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server administration
  • Advanced SQL, T-SQL, and PL/pgSQL skills
  • Proven experience leading zero-downtime production migrations
  • Strong expertise in HA/DR, replication, backup, and recovery

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