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This role is critical to ensuring our data infrastructure is secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and highly available while enabling advanced analytics and business insights.\nResponsibilities\nDatabase Administration & Operations\nManage, monitor, and optimize Amazon Redshift and Google BigQuery environments.\nImplement robust backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.\nOversee user management, access controls, and security compliance.\nPerform capacity planning, cost monitoring, and performance tuning to ensure efficient query execution and storage usage.\nArchitecture & Design\nPartner with data engineering and analytics teams to design and implement scalable data warehouse architectures.\nEvaluate and recommend partitioning, clustering, and distribution strategies for optimal performance.\nContribute to data modeling and best practices for schema design to support analytics workloads.\nAutomation & Optimization\nBuild scripts and automation for database monitoring, deployments, and maintenance tasks.\nOptimize ETL/ELT pipelines with a focus on query performance and cost efficiency.\nImplement observability tools for query execution and workload management.\nQualifications\nRequired Skills & Experience\n8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, Data Engineer, or similar role.\nProven hands-on expertise with Amazon Redshift and Google BigQuery (administration, performance tuning, workload management).\nStrong knowledge of SQL, query optimization, and data modeling techniques.\nExperience with ETL/ELT pipelines and integration with tools like dbt, Airflow, or Talend.\nSolid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and data security best practices.\nStrong problem-solving and debugging skills in complex distributed systems.\nPay: Up to $60.00 per hour\nWork Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617","company":"Lorgantech","rawCompany":"lorgantech","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T11:06:31.363Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Amazon Database Administrator","description":"Role : Amazon Database Administrator (DBA) with expertise in Amazon Redshift and Google BigQuery\nLocation : Onsite Chicago 3 days\nRate : $60\nInterview : Video call and potentially in person interview in Chicago\nJD :\nWe are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with deep expertise in Amazon Redshift and Google BigQuery. 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