Database Administrator

$66,560 - $66,560/Yr

Aloden - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Atlanta, GA

About the position

The Database Administrator at Aloden Inc. is responsible for creating and maintaining high-performance, scalable, and stable database solutions. This role involves collaborating with various teams to identify use case scenarios, leading data solution aspects, and ensuring the delivery of effective database systems that meet disaster recovery requirements. The position requires a strong focus on automation processes within AWS Cloud-based products and services, along with mentoring team members and ensuring documentation and knowledge transfer.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain high-performance, scalable, and stable database solutions.
• Work with customers, deployment squads, and product management to identify and document use case scenarios.
• Lead on all data solution aspects including setting data standards and providing technical expertise to development teams.
• Design database solutions that are highly available and meet disaster recovery requirements.
• Design effective data store solutions that account for capacity planning, data tiering, and data lifecycle management.
• Develop and maintain automated systems for AWS Cloud-based products and services.
• Troubleshoot issues with automations and ensure efficient solutions.
• Collaborate with team members for effective and efficient automations.
• Evaluate existing automation processes and identify areas of improvement.
• Monitor and validate performance and functionality of automated processes.
• Develop and maintain documentation for automated processes and ensure knowledge transfer.
• Mentor team members on new technologies and automation processes.
• Work with QA to create detailed test plans and needed tooling for production volume data.
• Ensure successful delivery of solutions, training, and documentation internally and with customers.
• Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems.
• Participate in code reviews and create documentation for engineering and cross-functional practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end technical and business viability.
• Learn new database technologies as necessary.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in database administration, particularly with AWS products.
• Strong experience in creating and maintaining high-performance database solutions.
• Proven ability to lead data solution aspects and provide technical expertise to development teams.
• Experience in designing database solutions that meet disaster recovery requirements.
• Proficiency in developing and maintaining automated systems for AWS Cloud-based products.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with mentoring team members on new technologies and automation processes.
• Familiarity with creating detailed test plans and tooling for performance testing.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay starting from $32.00 per hour.
• Flexible work location with a mix of onsite and remote work.