Database Administrator- Production Support

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Database Administrator- Production Support based in United States.

This is a remote opportunity for an experienced database professional supporting mission-critical production environments in a government-focused technology setting. You will help ensure database availability, performance, security, and reliability across complex cloud and hybrid environments. The role combines hands-on database administration with data engineering, migration, modeling, and production troubleshooting. You’ll work with AWS, Databricks, SQL Server, and modern CI/CD and monitoring tools. The position also offers opportunities to influence technical standards, improve operational resilience, and contribute to data-driven solutions. Success requires strong analytical judgment, ownership, and the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams. Flexible scheduling and on-call support are part of the role to maintain reliable mission-critical services.

Accountabilities
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Provide production support for mission-critical database environments, including shift-based coverage and on-call support, while maintaining high availability and resolving incidents promptly.

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Monitor database performance, troubleshoot production issues, coordinate with development and operations teams, and restore services efficiently.

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Conduct root-cause analysis of production defects and implement long-term improvements to database stability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.

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Develop and maintain operating standards, database management policies, data administration practices, and quality-control processes.

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Define, manage, and coordinate data elements and standards while supporting efficient data relationships, systems integration, and physical database structures.

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Collaborate with Product Owners, users, agency leaders, and other stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

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Design and document complex workflows, data models, mappings, data flows, data marts, and technical implementation approaches.

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Develop and maintain SQL Server database objects, including stored procedures, jobs, views, tables, and related components.

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Design scalable Databricks lakehouse data models across bronze, silver, and gold layers, including dimensional models, fact and dimension tables, and curated data products.

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Develop and deploy ETL packages through CI/CD pipelines and support configuration management and version-control practices.

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Perform data validation, ensure data accuracy and integrity, and participate in peer reviews of technical implementations.

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Analyze and interpret large datasets, identify patterns and relationships, and develop visualizations, dashboards, reports, and KPIs to support business and program decisions.

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Support database migrations from legacy on-premises environments to multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud platforms.

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Configure and maintain monitoring through Splunk, including log indexing, dashboards, alerts, and reports.

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Work within an Agile delivery model, participating in daily scrums, sprint planning, Program Increment planning, and related development activities.

Requirements

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7+ years of experience in database administration, database maintenance, database analysis, or a closely related role.

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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.

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Proven experience supporting production database systems, including on-call responsibilities and flexible work schedules when required.

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Strong experience with AWS database technologies, including Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and other AWS-managed database services.

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Experience with Databricks and exposure to AWS cloud environments.

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Experience installing, configuring, administering, and maintaining database environments.

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Strong understanding of data warehouse concepts, data modeling, data mapping, data flow diagrams, and data marts.

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Experience architecting and implementing cloud-based database solutions and migrating data from legacy on-premises systems to cloud or hybrid-cloud platforms.

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Demonstrated ability to work with SQL Server Management Studio and develop database objects such as stored procedures, views, tables, and jobs.

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Strong analytical, technical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities, with experience working through complex data and production issues.

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Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and deliver work on schedule.

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Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical ideas, implementation plans, workflows, and status updates for diverse audiences.

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Ability to work independently, take ownership of complex assignments, and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Familiarity with Agile development practices and tools such as the Atlassian software development suite.

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Preferred: AWS, database, or cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, or comparable credentials.

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Preferred: Experience creating database reports, dashboards, and data visualizations.

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Preferred: Knowledge of court operations and law-enforcement-related business data.

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Ability and willingness to provide on-call support and/or work a flexible schedule as operational requirements dictate.

Benefits

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Salary: Estimated range of $111,155–$150,385 , depending on experience, geographic location, and applicable contractual considerations.

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Work arrangement: Fully remote position with a standard 40-hour workweek.

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Healthcare: Multiple medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision coverage.

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Retirement: 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and company matching.

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Paid time off: Vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays; new employees typically receive 15 days of paid leave per calendar year, prorated based on start date.

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Paid holidays: Typically 10 paid holidays annually.

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Family leave: Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees, along with paid parental leave.

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Work-life balance: Flexible work-week arrangements where applicable, plus paid military, bereavement, and jury-duty leave.

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Insurance and protection: Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident coverage.

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Travel: No travel is expected for this remote position.

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Professional environment: Opportunity to work on mission-critical technology, cloud, database, and data initiatives supporting public-sector operations.