Senior Database Administrator

Summary

Join Ivanti as a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) and leverage your 4–7 years of hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and SQL Server in AWS and Azure environments. You will be responsible for managing cloud-native database deployments, ensuring performance optimization, and providing support. The ideal candidate will be proficient in automation, backup and recovery strategies, and scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Familiarity with other RDBMS and NoSQL platforms is a plus. This role requires US citizenship and domestic location, working a 4 x 10-hour schedule (Friday-Monday). You will participate in on-call rotations for 24x7 coverage. Ivanti offers a remote-friendly, flexible work culture with competitive salary, performance incentives, cloud training, and exposure to large-scale cloud architecture.

Requirements

• US citizenship and must be located domestically in the U.S
• Work 4 x 10-hour days (Friday through Monday, approximately 9 AM to 8 PM U.S. Pacific Time, including lunch)
• 4–7 years of hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL and SQL Server DBA
• Expertise in PostgreSQL and SQL Server administration on AWS and Azure platforms
• Strong skills in performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization
• Experience with backup and recovery, HA/DR setups
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Shell, PowerShell) for automation
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for database health and performance
• Understanding of cloud IAM, networking, and security principles
• Participate in on-call rotations for 24x7 coverage (follow-the-sun model) for incident response, issue triage, and problem resolution

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage PostgreSQL and SQL Server instances in AWS and Azure
• Handle database provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management in the cloud
• Analyse slow queries and improve performance using indexes, configuration tuning, and schema optimization
• Monitor resource utilization and optimize database parameters for better throughput and latency
• Design and implement backup strategies, Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR), replication, and disaster recovery solutions
• Maintain high availability using read replicas, failover clusters, or native cloud HA solutions
• Automate database tasks using Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates) for database provisioning
• Set up alerts and dashboards using Observability tools like NewRelic, Datadog etc
• Handle incidents, perform root cause analysis, and contribute to ongoing operational improvements
• Enforce access controls, encryption, and secure connections
• Contribute to audits and compliance efforts (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP, if applicable)

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Oracle, MongoDB, MySQL, or Redis
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or serverless environments
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD tools, and IaC
• Awareness of security frameworks like NIST, FedRAMP, or GDPR

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance incentives
• Remote-friendly, flexible work culture
• Cloud training programs and technical certifications
• Exposure to large-scale cloud architecture and DevOps best practices
• Collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment