Senior Database Administrator

Ambry Genetics

  • USA
  • $111,000-140,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Description :Compensation: $111,000 - $140,000 per year. You are eligible for a Short-Term Incentive Plan with the target at 7.5% of your annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.Senior Database Administrator - Remote USThe Senior Database Administrator is a technical expert responsible for the design, implementation, performance, and availability of database systems across the organization. They manage relational and NoSQL systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB), ensuring optimal performance, data integrity, scalability, and security.In this role, the Senior DBA leads troubleshooting, tuning, backup/recovery, and often plays a key role in data platform modernization efforts, cloud migrations, or architectural advisory.They also guide junior DBAs, help enforce operational discipline, and partner closely with application, data, and infrastructure teams.Essential Functions
  • Performance Tuning: Analyze slow queries, optimize SQL, tune engine parameters, and work with developers to improve application-level DB usage
  • Operational Reliability: Ensure high availability, replication integrity, disaster recovery readiness, and robust failover strategies
  • Backup & Recovery: Define, manage, and test full and point-in-time recovery plans across environments
  • Security & Compliance: Implement role-based access control, auditing, encryption, and compliance standards for sensitive data
  • Monitoring & Incident Response: Set up database monitoring (e.g., PMM, DataDog, CloudWatch), respond to alerts, and conduct post-incident analysis
  • Upgrade & Migration Planning: Lead efforts to upgrade engines (e.g., MySQL 5.7 to 8.0), migrate workloads to cloud RDS/Aurora, or consolidate databases
  • Mentorship & Documentation: Mentor junior DBAs, review change plans, and maintain documentation for operational runbooks and SOPs
  • Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
  • 2+ years of industry experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software engineering
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent work experience
  • Demonstrated experience delivering measurable improvements into database infrastructure & operations that increase operational efficiency and business objectives
  • Previous experience working with cloud data platforms and modern data stacks & databases
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Cloud Database Services: AWS RDS/Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, Azure SQL DB
  • NoSQL Exposure: MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB (monitoring, backup, basic ops)
  • Monitoring Tools: Percona PMM, DataDog, pgBadger, OEM, CloudWatch
  • Scripting: Bash, PowerShell, Python (for automation and tooling)
  • Backup & Recovery Tools: mysqldump, xtrabackup, RMAN, pg_dump, logical/physical backups
  • Security Practices: Encryption (TDE, SSL), auditing, IAM, GRANT strategies
  • High Availability: Replication (async, semi-sync), failover tools (e.g., Orchestrator, Patroni, AlwaysOn)
  • Automation & CI/CD: Liquibase, Flyway, Ansible, GitOps workflows
Preferred
  • Master’s degree
  • AWS certifications or Google Cloud Platform certifications
  • Industry experience in Life Sciences in General (Bonus if in Genomics)
#LI-SS1 #LI-REMOTEAbout Us:Ambry Genetics Corporation is a CAP-accredited and CLIA-licensed molecular genetics laboratory based in Aliso Viejo, California. We are a genetics-based healthcare company that is dedicated to open scientific exchange so we can work together to understand and treat all human disease faster.At Ambry, everyone is welcome. A career at Ambry Genetics is a chance to be part of a dynamic company that aims to improve health by understanding the relationships between genetics and human disease. We earned our reputation as industry leaders by responsibly introducing cutting-edge genetic testing solutions and continually sharing what we learn with the global scientific community.At Ambry you will be learning, challenging yourself, and having fun while collaborating with teammates through the open exchange of ideas. Our outstanding benefits program includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, FSA, paid sick leave and generous paid time off (PTO) program. Ambry Genetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we maintain a drug-free work environment.The Company believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with local laws such as Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Company is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. For the purpose of the above job description, “Essential Functions” are “Material Job Duties”.Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race (and traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us atAmbry does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters, third party recruiting agencies, outside recruiters or firms without an executed contract in place. We are not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received by Ambry. Such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Ambry and will be processed accordingly.PRIVACY NOTICESTo review Ambry’s Privacy Notice, Click here:To review the California privacy notice, click here:To review the UKG privacy notice, click here:

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