Sr. Database Engineering & Administration

$138,000 - $155,000/Yr

Jobot - Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time - Mid Level

Salt Lake City, UT

1,001-5,000 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Database Engineer will play a pivotal role in the Cloud Operations and Site Reliability Engineering team, acting as a liaison between development and infrastructure teams. This position focuses on ensuring high-performance, scalable, and secure data solutions while leading initiatives in database design, security, and optimization. The role combines hands-on operational duties with engineering research, mentoring team members, and improving database monitoring and alerting tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage highly available transactional databases for multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Design and review database and infrastructure security.
• Develop and manage database backup/recovery and BCP/DR processes.
• Implement and test DDL, DML, and queries across multiple database platforms.
• Monitor database health and performance, implementing tuning where needed.
• Act as a leader and mentor within the team, guiding best practices in database management.
• Manage and prioritize work to meet critical timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Work independently or collaboratively with a cross-functional team.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for service interruptions or security incidents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in database engineering, with strong MySQL management skills.
• Provisioning and configuring MySQL instances (clustered and non-clustered).
• Proficiency in MySQL replication, storage engines, and SQL optimization.
• Familiarity with MySQL limitations and industry best practices.
• Experience designing high-performance databases for multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Proficiency with monitoring tools for proactive performance management.
• Strong focus on data reliability, fault tolerance, and integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Meticulous with documentation and creating repeatable processes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in computer science or a related field.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Terraform, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with code versioning (Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Experience in Azure security and compliance and in implementing complex service solutions using modern architecture patterns.

Benefits

• Competitive Salaries
• Superior Benefits including health, dental, and retirement plans
• Innovative Work Environment
• Work-Life Balance
• Career Growth
• Supportive Culture