• Apply your depth of knowledge and experience towards enabling our business to transition to the cloud. • Engage with engineering teams to gather infrastructure and database platform requirements and transform them into functional solutions within the AWS/Azure database clouds. • Ensure the continuous availability of our mission critical systems. • Help manage all aspects of our Azure/AWS databases, instances, storage, and data flows backing our cloud platforms. • Conquer the day-to-day operational aspects of our systems: • Participate as a member of a Database DevOps team to automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform • Performance monitoring/tuning • HA/DR strategies • Backup strategies • Query tuning • Cloud instance/storage design, provisioning and performance monitoring • On-prem to cloud migrations • Automate routine tasks with your own scripts and open-source tools

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description We are seeking a talented mid-level PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join our System Operations team. This role will be crucial in managing our PostgreSQL infrastructure, primarily running on AWS Aurora, supporting mission-critical healthcare applications. You'll work in a collaborative environment focused on automation, performance optimization, and operational excellence. Who will love this job - A problem-solver who enjoys diagnosing complex database performance issues and implementing elegant solutions that improve system reliability. - An automation enthusiast who sees repetitive tasks as opportunities to build scripts and tools that scale operations efficiently. - A detail-oriented professional who takes pride in maintaining robust backup strategies, ensuring data integrity, and planning for disaster recovery scenarios. - A collaborative team player who works effectively with DevOps, development, and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions. - A continuous learner who stays current with PostgreSQL best practices, AWS innovations, and database optimization techniques. What you will work on - Database Management & Operations - Manage day-to-day operations of PostgreSQL databases in AWS Aurora environments across multiple accounts. - Perform database setup, configuration, and deployment following best practices. - Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies, ensuring data integrity and disaster recovery readiness. - Monitor database health, performance metrics, and capacity planning. - Execute database upgrades, patches, and migrations with minimal downtime. - Performance Optimization - Conduct performance tuning and optimization of PostgreSQL databases and queries. - Analyze and resolve database performance bottlenecks using AWS CloudWatch, AppDynamics, Grafana and other monitoring tools. - Optimize database parameters, indexes, and query execution plans. - Work with development teams to review and optimize SQL queries and database designs. - AWS Cloud Infrastructure - Leverage AWS Aurora PostgreSQL features including read replicas, automated backups, and high availability configurations. - Implement and manage Aurora clusters, parameter groups, and security configurations. - Utilize AWS services such as RDS, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, Lambda, and S3 for database operations. - Implement AWS best practices for security, monitoring, and cost optimization. - Automation & Scripting - Develop automation scripts using Python or other programming languages for routine database tasks. - Create tools for database provisioning, monitoring, alerting, and reporting. - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for database deployments. - Automate backup verification, database refresh processes, and compliance reporting. - Collaboration & Support - Provide technical support and troubleshooting for database-related issues. - Collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, and development teams on infrastructure and application initiatives. - Participate in on-call rotation for production support. - Document database procedures, configurations, and troubleshooting guides. - Contribute to database standards and best practices. Qualifications - 4-7 years of hands-on experience as a PostgreSQL Database Administrator. - Strong experience with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL and RDS. - Proficiency in PostgreSQL performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting. - Solid understanding of database backup and recovery strategies. - Experience with database security, user management, and access controls. - Programming skills in Python, Shell scripting, or similar languages for automation. - Knowledge of AWS services (CloudWatch, Lambda, S3, Systems Manager, IAM). - Experience with database monitoring and alerting tools. - Strong understanding of SQL and relational database concepts. - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. Preferred - Experience with PostgreSQL logical replication and streaming replication. - Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation). - Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline). - Knowledge of other database platforms (Oracle, MySQL, Redshift). - Experience in healthcare technology or regulated industries. - AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Database Specialty). - PostgreSQL certifications. - Familiarity with data warehousing and ETL processes. Physical Requirements - 90% Desk work. - 10% Remote travel to client sites, conferences, or internal team meetings. Benefits - Competitive compensation, with a base salary of $130,000 - $150,000 (Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience). - Eligible for Company Performance-based Bonus Program, based on individual and company performance. - Medical, dental, and vision insurance. - 401K eligible after 3 months of employment, with 50% company match up to first 5% of salary contributed to the plan with a 3-year vesting schedule. - HSA for eligible employees enrolled in the HDHP, with a generous company contribution up to $500 for individual coverage and $1000 for family coverage per year. - 100% company paid short and long-term disability, AD&D, and group life insurance. - Accrued annual paid time off (PTO) of 18 days for the first 3 years of service, increasing thereafter and 7 paid holiday days. - Employee Assistance Program. - Continuing Education funds up to $1500 annually for eligible programs after 1 year of service. - Voluntary benefits including FSA, Hospital indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness insurances.

• Administer and maintain a variety of multi-terabyte databases across both SQL Server (on-premises and Azure VMs) and Azure SQL (PaaS) platforms. • Own backup, restore, and recovery. • Design, automate, and regularly test backups to meet defined RPO and RTO targets, and lead recovery efforts when needed. • Monitor and tune database and query performance; diagnose and resolve bottlenecks, blocking, and indexing issues across high-volume transactional and analytical workloads. • Implement and maintain database security and data privacy controls, including access management, encryption, and auditing in line with our regulatory obligations. • Design, build, and maintain SSIS ETL packages and other data integration and data movement workflows. • Manage high availability and disaster recovery configurations (Always On availability groups, failover groups, geo-replication), and partner with development teams on schema design, query optimization, and safe deployment of database changes.

Company Description BroadPoint Federal, Inc. is an SBA-certified small business with 24 years of experience implementing and supporting Oracle and other IT solutions for numerous federal agencies. We are rapidly growing our Federal team and are looking for a highly qualified SQL DBAs. Job Description You will be responsible for defining, supporting, securing, and administering SQL Server databases to ensure optimal performance and availability. You will perform a variety of activities including database management, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security management, diagnostics, and issue resolution. And you will have the opportunity to grow technically and professionally while working in a fast-paced collaborative environment. Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent degree. Prior Federal experience.