Senior Data Platform Administrator

November 3, 2026

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Job Description:

Own reliability standards across SQL Server, Azure SQL, Aurora MySQL/PostgreSQL, RDS, DynamoDB, and Snowflake
Define SLI/SLO standards, capacity planning practices, and cloud database cost governance
Lead end-to-end database migration and modernization projects
Design multi-region high-availability architectures and cross-cloud disaster recovery strategies
Drive cloud database cost optimization through right-sizing, reserved capacity, workload management, and query consolidation
Set standards for performance tuning, troubleshooting, and incident response
Automate routine database operations using PowerShell, Python, and schema migration tooling
Own replication topologies using HVR, AWS DMS, Meltano, and SQL Server native replication
Own Delphix platform administration, including engine sizing, dSource strategy, masking design, capacity planning, and API automation
Lead modernization of legacy MS BI workloads with Data Solutions Engineering
Operate Snowflake at architectural depth, including warehouse strategy, RBAC, cost governance, resource monitors, and data sharing
Define database observability standards using AppDynamics, DataDog, DBADash, and custom monitoring
Own database security posture, compliance controls, hardening, secrets management, and incident response
Mentor administrators and own onboarding and skills development plans
Drive incident postmortems and structural improvements
Partner with Data Solutions Engineering, application engineering, and DevOps
Evaluate emerging technologies and produce recommendations and proof-of-concept implementations

Requirements:

6+ years of database administration experience across multiple platforms with significant time at the senior individual contributor level
Expert-level SQL Server engineering: FCI, Always-On Availability Groups, Extended Events, Query Store, advanced performance tuning, In-Memory OLTP, Resource Governor
Strong multi-engine experience: SQL Server plus at least two cloud-native databases (Aurora MySQL/PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, or DynamoDB) in production
Proven track record leading database migration or modernization initiatives at production scale
Deep performance tuning skills across OLTP and operational analytics workloads, including execution plan internals, storage engine behavior, and concurrency control
Operational expertise with Snowflake including warehouse architecture, RBAC design, and cost governance
Hands-on expertise with Delphix at architectural depth
Operational expertise with SSIS, SSRS, SSAS (Tabular and Multidimensional), and SSMDS
Production experience with replication and CDC: HVR, AWS DMS, Meltano, or SQL Server native replication
Strong scripting and automation skills in PowerShell and Python
Working knowledge of Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent IaC
Demonstrated mentorship and standards-setting at a team level
Working knowledge of SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or equivalent compliance frameworks
Demonstrated ability to influence architecture direction and cross-team engineering strategy
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
Preferred: multi-region or multi-cloud DR, Kubernetes-hosted database workloads, public technical community presence, regulated-industry experience, data lakehouse formats, and additional observability platforms

Benefits:

Competitive compensation and 401k matching
Insurance plans (health, dental, vision)
Maternity benefits
Associate purchase and discount programs for new and pre-owned vehicles, services, parts, collision, accessories, and AutoGear
Deals and discounts through YouDecide
DRVPNK mission and charitable engagement supporting cancer research and treatment

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