DBA Administrator

Job Description

About the role:

The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the design, administration, availability, security, and performance of enterprise database platforms supporting critical banking systems. This role supports on‑premises production environments, participates in on‑call rotations, and works closely with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to ensure stable and scalable database services.

The Senior DBA is expected to operate independently, lead complex troubleshooting efforts, and contribute to standards, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across the DBAdmin function.

Mandatory Skills: MS SQL DBA, Azure SQL, PostGreSQL DBA, Powershell/T-SQL

Responsibilities

• Database Operations & Availability
• Administer, monitor, and optimize on‑premises SQL Server environments to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage production, non‑production, and DR environments supporting mission‑critical applications.
• Participate in 24x7 on‑call rotation, responding to incidents, outages, and performance degradations.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive controls for recurring issues.
  
  

Performance & Reliability Engineering

• Perform query, index, and workload performance tuning using industry best practices and internal standards.
• Proactively identify capacity, storage, and performance risks; recommend remediation before business impact.
• Design and support monitoring, alerting, and automation for database health and operational resilience.
  
  

Backup, Recovery & Disaster Readiness

• Design, maintain, and test backup and recovery strategies to meet business RPO/RTO objectives.
• Execute restores and disaster recovery procedures during incidents or exercises.
• Ensure compliance with internal audit, SOX, GLBA, and regulatory requirements related to data protection.
  
  

Security & Compliance

• Implement and enforce database security controls, including access management, encryption, and least‑privilege principles.
• Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to support audits, reviews, and remediation activities.
• Ensure adherence to Axos database standards and operational procedures.
  
  

Platform & Technology Scope

• Primary responsibility for Microsoft SQL Server (on‑prem).
• Provide administration and operational support for PostgreSQL databases (required).
• Collaborate on or support additional data platforms as the environment evolves.
  
  

Collaboration & Leadership

• Act as a senior technical resource and escalation point within the DBAdmin team.
• Partner with application teams on schema design, deployment planning, migrations, and production readiness.
• Contribute to documentation, runbooks, standards, and mentoring of junior DBAs.
• Drive automation and efficiency improvements across routine DBA activities.
  
  

Experience

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Database Administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience supporting on‑prem SQL Server production systems.
• Proven experience participating in on‑call support rotations for critical systems.
  
  

Technical Skills (Required)

• Microsoft SQL Server administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• PostgreSQL administration (required)
• Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning
• High availability and resiliency concepts
• Scripting and automation (T‑SQL, PowerShell or equivalent)
• Monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling
  
  

Preferred / Desirable Skills

• Experience with one or more of the following platforms:
• DB2
• MongoDB
• Databricks
• Experience in regulated or financial services environments
• Exposure to cloud or hybrid database architectures
• Experience supporting large‑scale, multi‑application database estates