The posting
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Database Administrator- Production Support based in United States.
This is a remote opportunity for an experienced database professional supporting mission-critical production environments in a government-focused technology setting. You will help ensure database availability, performance, security, and reliability across complex cloud and hybrid environments. The role combines hands-on database administration with data engineering, migration, modeling, and production troubleshooting. You’ll work with AWS, Databricks, SQL Server, and modern CI/CD and monitoring tools. The position also offers opportunities to influence technical standards, improve operational resilience, and contribute to data-driven solutions. Success requires strong analytical judgment, ownership, and the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams. Flexible scheduling and on-call support are part of the role to maintain reliable mission-critical services.
Accountabilities
- Provide production support for mission-critical database environments, including shift-based coverage and on-call support, while maintaining high availability and resolving incidents promptly.
- Monitor database performance, troubleshoot production issues, coordinate with development and operations teams, and restore services efficiently.
- Conduct root-cause analysis of production defects and implement long-term improvements to database stability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Develop and maintain operating standards, database management policies, data administration practices, and quality-control processes.
- Define, manage, and coordinate data elements and standards while supporting efficient data relationships, systems integration, and physical database structures.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, users, agency leaders, and other stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Design and document complex workflows, data models, mappings, data flows, data marts, and technical implementation approaches.
- Develop and maintain SQL Server database objects, including stored procedures, jobs, views, tables, and related components.
- Design scalable Databricks lakehouse data models across bronze, silver, and gold layers, including dimensional models, fact and dimension tables, and curated data products.
- Develop and deploy ETL packages through CI/CD pipelines and support configuration management and version-control practices.
- Perform data validation, ensure data accuracy and integrity, and participate in peer reviews of technical implementations.
- Analyze and interpret large datasets, identify patterns and relationships, and develop visualizations, dashboards, reports, and KPIs to support business and program decisions.
- Support database migrations from legacy on-premises environments to multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud platforms.
- Configure and maintain monitoring through Splunk, including log indexing, dashboards, alerts, and reports.
- Work within an Agile delivery model, participating in daily scrums, sprint planning, Program Increment planning, and related development activities.
- 7+ years of experience in database administration, database maintenance, database analysis, or a closely related role.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- Proven experience supporting production database systems, including on-call responsibilities and flexible work schedules when required.
- Strong experience with AWS database technologies, including Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and other AWS-managed database services.
- Experience with Databricks and exposure to AWS cloud environments.
- Experience installing, configuring, administering, and maintaining database environments.
- Strong understanding of data warehouse concepts, data modeling, data mapping, data flow diagrams, and data marts.
- Experience architecting and implementing cloud-based database solutions and migrating data from legacy on-premises systems to cloud or hybrid-cloud platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to work with SQL Server Management Studio and develop database objects such as stored procedures, views, tables, and jobs.
- Strong analytical, technical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities, with experience working through complex data and production issues.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and deliver work on schedule.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical ideas, implementation plans, workflows, and status updates for diverse audiences.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of complex assignments, and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and tools such as the Atlassian software development suite.
- Preferred: AWS, database, or cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, or comparable credentials.
- Preferred: Experience creating database reports, dashboards, and data visualizations.
- Preferred: Knowledge of court operations and law-enforcement-related business data.
- Ability and willingness to provide on-call support and/or work a flexible schedule as operational requirements dictate.
- Salary: Estimated range of $111,155–$150,385, depending on experience, geographic location, and applicable contractual considerations.
- Work arrangement: Fully remote position with a standard 40-hour workweek.
- Healthcare: Multiple medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision coverage.
- Retirement: 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and company matching.
- Paid time off: Vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays; new employees typically receive 15 days of paid leave per calendar year, prorated based on start date.
- Paid holidays: Typically 10 paid holidays annually.
- Family leave: Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees, along with paid parental leave.
- Work-life balance: Flexible work-week arrangements where applicable, plus paid military, bereavement, and jury-duty leave.
- Insurance and protection: Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident coverage.
- Travel: No travel is expected for this remote position.
- Professional environment: Opportunity to work on mission-critical technology, cloud, database, and data initiatives supporting public-sector operations.
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