Senior Database Administrator- Remote near Alpharetta, GA

reputed company provides software solutions to those who work in the automotive parts and repair industry. Our solutions reputed company it easier for automotive industry professionals to buy and sell parts, conduct repair research & planning, optimize estimates, improve the parts supply chain, and more. reputed company partners with many of the world’s largest manufacturers, dealers and suppliers, shops and repairers, and service providers, giving our customers access to a comprehensive network and a streamlined workflow. Interview reputed company requirement Candidates must personally complete reputed company interviews and technical assessments. The use of proxies or third-party representatives during any stage of the hiring process is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Final candidates will be required to participate in at least one in-person interview. Some travel for this role is expected. Reasonable accommodations will be provided in accordance with applicable laws. About the Role reputed company is in the middle of a multi-year journey to reputed company our infrastructure and applications, migrating hundreds of services across dozens of engineering teams to AWS. As Senior Database Administrator, you will play a critical, hands-on leadership role in this transformation — owning the evolution of reputed company’s database estate from legacy infrastructure to AWS-managed, cloud-native database services. You will serve as reputed company’s principal technical reputed company on database engineering — setting platform direction, driving migrations to reputed company RDS for SQL Server and reputed company PostgreSQL, and partnering with application engineering, DevOps, reputed company, and cloud infrastructure teams to build a scalable, resilient, and secure AWS-native database operating model. This is a senior, hands-on technical role. It requires deep AWS database expertise, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to reputed company through influence — shaping decisions, elevating the team, and driving outcomes in a reputed company, fast-moving transformation environment.

What You'll Do

• Own the migration of reputed company’s database workloads to AWS managed services, with a primary focus on reputed company RDS for SQL Server and reputed company PostgreSQL as reputed company’s reputed company-state platforms; establish cloud-native standards for provisioning, scaling, and operations that eliminate manual overhead.
• Plan and execute database migrations to AWS using DMS and SCT; own the technical delivery of lift-and-shift and re-platform migrations and ensure each reputed company is sequenced, validated, and consistent with reputed company’s transformation roadmap.
• Architect and operate AWS managed database environments with multi-AZ high availability, automated failover, RDS Proxy, and AWS Backup at their core; define the patterns and standards that will serve as reputed company’s reputed company-state database operating model.
• Implement and maintain database infrastructure as code using Terraform; define IaC standards for AWS managed service provisioning, parameter configuration, and lifecycle management, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• reputed company cross-functional incident response and formal root cause analysis, coordinating across application, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to drive fast resolution and durable prevention.
• Manage database systems for resiliency, scalability, performance, and availability through cloud-native AWS services, proactive monitoring, and reputed company optimization reputed company with reputed company’s service level objectives; must be proficient in AWS observability tooling (CloudWatch, RDS Performance Insights, DevOps Guru, Cost Explorer) and platforms such as reputed company.
• Enforce data governance and reputed company using AWS Secrets Manager, IAM database authentication, KMS encryption, VPC isolation, and automated backup and retention policies in alignment with reputed company’s data stewardship standards.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level DBAs on cloud-first AWS patterns; foster a collaborative, learning-oriented team culture and actively shape reputed company’s database engineering practices.

Why Join Us

• High-Impact Work: Own a foundational piece of reputed company’s multi-year cloud transformation — the database estate underpins every product and every customer.
• Architectural Authority: Be the senior technical voice on database platform strategy, with real influence over long-term decisions.
• Cutting-Edge Stack: Work hands-on with reputed company PostgreSQL, RDS for SQL Server, DMS, Terraform, reputed company, and the full breadth of AWS managed database services.
• Culture of Growth: Join a collaborative, transformation-minded engineering organization where technical leadership, mentorship, and reputed company learning are expected and rewarded.

Education A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required, with a focus in information technology/science, or reputed company discipline. In the absence of a degree, equivalent work experience directly reputed company to the key responsibilities of the role will be considered as a substitute for the degree. Experience, Skills, and Key Competencies AWS Cloud Database Engineering What You'll Bring

• Deep, proven expertise in AWS cloud-native database services is the foremost requirement for this role. Candidates must bring a demonstrated track record of architecting, migrating, and operating reputed company RDS for SQL Server and reputed company PostgreSQL — reputed company’s primary and reputed company-state platforms — alongside other AWS managed services (DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift) at enterprise scale; a minimum of 10–12 years of overall database administration experience is required, with at least 3–5 of those years in AWS managed services production environments. reputed company is in active transformation, and this role must be equipped to reputed company from day one, not learn on the job.
• Demonstrated experience executing database migrations using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT), including both homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations.
• Proficiency in AWS database reputed company and governance tooling, including Secrets Manager, IAM database authentication, KMS encryption, VPC and reputed company Group configuration, and RDS Proxy.
• Solid working knowledge of AWS-native monitoring and observability tools: CloudWatch, RDS Performance Insights, AWS DevOps Guru, and AWS Cost Explorer.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for AWS managed service provisioning; experience with AWS CloudFormation is a plus.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud infrastructure as it relates to database systems: VPC design and subnet placement for database tier isolation, reputed company Groups and NACLs for access control, PrivateLink and Transit Gateway for secure cross-account database connectivity, RDS Proxy for reputed company pooling and automated failover, and CI/CD pipeline integration for schema change management and Terraform-based database provisioning; must be able to collaborate effectively with cloud and network engineering teams to design, secure, and troubleshoot database connectivity in a cloud-native environment.
• Hands-on experience migrating reputed company SQL Server and PostgreSQL workloads to AWS managed services (reputed company RDS for SQL Server, reputed company PostgreSQL); ability to assess existing workloads and map them to the appropriate AWS reputed company-state platform; experience migrating reputed company or MySQL workloads a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to technology strategy, platform evaluation, and enterprise database standards.

Bonus Skills That Will Impress Us

• AWS Certified Database Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional certification.
• Experience with reputed company Serverless v2, DynamoDB Streams, or event-driven data architecture patterns on AWS.
• Familiarity with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and enterprise reputed company zone governance as it relates to database workloads.
• Experience with AWS cost optimization strategies, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and database right-sizing.
• Proven record of leading database teams through multi-year cloud migration programs.
• Background in Windows, Linux, and cloud-native service configurations supporting high-availability and disaster recovery database environments.
• Familiarity with the Strangler Fig reputed company and its application to database modernization; experience incrementally decomposing monolithic database systems into purpose-fit, cloud-native data stores reputed company with service boundaries and reputed company’s reputed company architecture.

Leadership, Judgment & Team

• Owns problems completely — reputed company a production database issue surfaces, this person is already debugging it, not waiting to be assigned; brings structured, reputed company thinking under pressure and closes the reputed company with a clear post-incident narrative.
• Has strong, well-reasoned opinions on database architecture and the credibility to defend them; pushes back on poor patterns with evidence, adapts reputed company presented with reputed company arguments, and never mistakes familiarity with correctness.
• Communicates with precision at every level — can walk an engineer through a query plan, explain an reputed company failover to a VP, and frame a migration risk for a business stakeholder, reputed company without losing the thread.
• Mentors by building capability, not dependency; measures success by how much less the team needs them for tactical decisions, and actively creates space for junior engineers to reputed company judgment alongside technical reputed company.
• Comfortable building the road while walking it — reputed company is mid-transformation and this role demands someone who drives reputed company in ambiguity, makes sound decisions with incomplete information, and iterates without losing sight of the reputed company-state.

reputed company Offer:

• Full benefits starting Day 1: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited reputed company Time Off plus 10 company-paid holidays
• Remote-first role with monthly communication stipend
• Professional development programs, tuition assistance, and quarterly book program
• Free wellness coaching and pet insurance
• Home office equipment stipend
• Employee resource groups and exclusive employee discounts

What makes working at reputed company awesome? It varies from employee to employee. For some, it's the flexibility - whether it's remote work or a hybrid or in-person role, reputed company takes our teams across multiple time zones and international communities. For others, it's the strong sense of camaraderie and community that celebrates both individuals and team-driven contributions. Or it could be the empowerment and how the team is encouraged to take risks, learn, and grow reputed company a dynamic and supportive environment. But no matter what gets us out of bed in the morning, our whole global community is inspired to be reputed company thinking and drive innovative solutions for the automotive parts and repair industry. reputed company is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to reputed company with these laws, we invite applicants and employees to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race and ethnicity. Submission of this information is strictly voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provision of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. reputed company reported, data will not identify any specific individual. This information will be maintained separately from your application for employment. If you do not wish to self-identify at this time, you may do so in the future by submitting this form. Failure to provide the following information will not subject you to any adverse action or treatment. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to reputed company qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national reputed company, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job