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Database Administrator (DBA)

Remote - United States

$175k-$195k / year

full-timesenior RemoteCybersecurity

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll be the primary owner of PostgreSQL database operations and lead data integration projects that centralize company data for analytics. You'll collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, and Business Operations to ensure data integrity, performance, and accessibility. This role combines deep PostgreSQL expertise with data pipeline engineering in a cloud-native environment.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Own PostgreSQL database availability, incident response, and operational health.
  • Implement high availability and disaster recovery processes.
  • Perform live schema updates, patches, and performance tuning.
  • Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines from enterprise systems to centralized data pools.

📋 Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience as a DBA
  • 8+ years supporting SaaS platforms
  • 4+ years with automation tools and workflows
  • PostgreSQL hands-on experience

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with Chef/Terranova
  • Proficiency in Ruby and/or Python
  • Experience with Airbyte, Fivetran, or similar platforms

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💰 Bonus Eligibility
  • 📈 Equity
  • 🏖️ Remote work
  • 🏥 Comprehensive benefits (implied)

🚩 Heads Up

  • Role merges DBA and data engineering responsibilities which may be unrealistic for one person.
  • Requires 8+ years DBA experience plus 4+ years automation, potentially excluding qualified candidates.
  • Security compliance responsibilities added without clear compensation adjustment.
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