{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"67f2bc7c8b3e0d51371bdf4e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/67f2bc7c8b3e0d51371bdf4e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/67f2bc7c8b3e0d51371bdf4e","title":"Database Admin - USA","description":"While technology is the heart of our business, a global and diverse culture is the heart of our success. We love our people and we take pride in catering them to a culture built on transparency, diversity, integrity, learning and growth.\n\nIf working in an environment that encourages you to innovate and excel, not just in professional but personal life, interests you- you would enjoy your career with Quantiphi!\n\nAbout Quantiphi:\n\nQuantiphi is an award-winning, AI-First digital engineering and consulting company focused on delivering high-impact Services and Solutions that help organizations solve what truly matters. We partner with enterprises to reimagine their businesses through intelligent, scalable, and transformative AI driving measurable outcomes at the very core of their operations.\n\nSince our founding in 2013, Quantiphi has tackled some of the world’s most complex business challenges by combining deep industry expertise, disciplined cloud and data engineering practices, and cutting-edge applied AI research. Our work is rooted in delivering accelerated, quantifiable business value, not just technology for technology’s sake.\n\nHeadquartered in Boston, Quantiphi is a global organization with 4,000+ professionals serving clients across key industry verticals, including BFSI, Healthcare & Life Sciences, CPG, MFG, TME etc.\n\nAs an Elite and Premier partner to leading cloud and AI platforms such as NVIDIA, Google Cloud, AWS, and Snowflake, we build and deliver enterprise-grade AI services and solutions that create real-world impact.\n\nOur industry recognition includes:\n\n21x Google Cloud Partner of the Year awards in the last 8 years.\n\n3x AWS AI/ML award wins.\n\n3x NVIDIA Partner of the Year titles.\n\n2x Snowflake Partner of the Year awards.\n\nTop analyst recognitions from Gartner, ISG, and Everest Group.\n\nConsecutive certifications as a Great Place to Work.\n\nBe part of a trailblazing team that’s shaping the future of AI, ML, and cloud innovation.\n\nYour next big opportunity starts here!\n\nFor more details, visit: Website or LinkedIn Page.\n\nWork Location: New York\n\nExperience Level: 7+ years\n\nType: Full time\n\nRole:\n\nWe are seeking an experienced and highly skilled SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)\n\nto manage, maintain, and optimize our mission-critical SQL Server databases hosted on AWS\n\nEC2, supporting a high-availability, low-latency trading application. The ideal candidate will\n\nhave deep expertise in SQL Server administration, AWS infrastructure, and a strong\n\nunderstanding of the performance and reliability demands of financial/trading systems.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nPerformance & Optimization\n\nMonitor and tune SQL Server performance using tools like SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, DMVs, and Query Store.\n\nIdentify and resolve query bottlenecks, index fragmentation, and blocking/deadlock issues.\n\nOptimize indexes, execution plans, and stored procedures to meet sub-millisecond latency requirements of the trading platform.\n\nConduct regular performance benchmarking and capacity reviews.\n\nDatabase Administration\n\nInstall, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server (2019/2022) instances on AWS EC2 environments.\n\nManage multiple SQL Server instances across Development, UAT, and Production environments.\n\nPerform database capacity planning, storage management, and performance tuning.\n\nImplement and maintain database security, including user roles, permissions, and auditing.\n\nHigh Availability & Disaster Recovery\n\nDesign, implement, and manage High Availability (HA) solutions including:\n\n- Always On Availability Groups (AG)\n\n- SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)\n\n- Log Shipping and Database Mirroring\n\nDevelop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and conduct regular DR drills.\n\nEnsure RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets are consistently met.\n\nAWS EC2 & Cloud Management\n\nManage SQL Server deployments on AWS EC2 instances, including instance sizing,\n\nEBS volume management, and network configuration.\n\nLeverage AWS services such as:\n\n- Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring\n\n- AWS Backup for automated backups\n\n- AWS VPC, Security Groups, IAM for access control\n\n- Amazon S3 for backup storage\n\nOptimize EC2 instance types (e.g., r5, x1e families) for memory-intensive SQL workloads.\n\nManage SQL Server licensing in AWS environments (BYOL / License Included).\n\nBackup & Recovery\n\nDesign and implement comprehensive backup strategies (Full, Differential, Transaction\n\nLog backups).\n\nAutomate backup processes and store backups securely on Amazon S3.\n\nPerform regular backup validation and restoration testing.\n\nEnsure compliance with data retention policies.\n\nSecurity & Compliance\n\nImplement SQL Server security best practices including encryption (TDE, Always Encrypted), auditing, and access controls.\n\nEnsure compliance with financial industry regulations (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR as applicable).\n\nConduct regular vulnerability assessments and apply security patches.\n\nManage SQL Server certificates and encryption keys.\n\nMonitoring & Incident Management\n\nSet up proactive monitoring and alerting for SQL Server health, performance, and availability.\n\nRespond to and resolve P1/P2 database incidents with urgency, given the critical nature of the trading platform.\n\nParticipate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support coverage.\n\nMaintain detailed incident logs and post-mortem reports.\n\nCollaboration & Documentation\n\nWork closely with application developers, DevOps, and trading system architects to\n\nsupport database design and schema changes.\n\nReview and approve database change requests and deployment scripts.\n\nMaintain comprehensive database documentation including architecture diagrams,\n\nrunbooks, and SOPs.\n\nParticipate in CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings for production changes.\n\nWhat is in it for you:\n\nBe part of the fastest-growing AI-first digital transformation and engineering company in the world\n\nBe a part of an energetic team of highly dynamic and talented individuals\n\nExposure to working with fortune 500 companies and innovative market disruptors\n\nExposure to the latest technologies related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and cloud\n\nIf you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!","company":"Quantiphi","rawCompany":"quantiphi","city":"Myrtle Point","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-28T11:25:21.585Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"}],"industries":[{"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":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Database Admin - USA","description":"While technology is the heart of our business, a global and diverse culture is the heart of our success. We love our people and we take pride in catering them to a culture built on transparency, diversity, integrity, learning and growth.\n\nIf working in an environment that encourages you to innovate and excel, not just in professional but personal life, interests you- you would enjoy your career with Quantiphi!\n\nAbout Quantiphi:\n\nQuantiphi is an award-winning, AI-First digital engineering and consulting company focused on delivering high-impact Services and Solutions that help organizations solve what truly matters. We partner with enterprises to reimagine their businesses through intelligent, scalable, and transformative AI driving measurable outcomes at the very core of their operations.\n\nSince our founding in 2013, Quantiphi has tackled some of the world’s most complex business challenges by combining deep industry expertise, disciplined cloud and data engineering practices, and cutting-edge applied AI research. Our work is rooted in delivering accelerated, quantifiable business value, not just technology for technology’s sake.\n\nHeadquartered in Boston, Quantiphi is a global organization with 4,000+ professionals serving clients across key industry verticals, including BFSI, Healthcare & Life Sciences, CPG, MFG, TME etc.\n\nAs an Elite and Premier partner to leading cloud and AI platforms such as NVIDIA, Google Cloud, AWS, and Snowflake, we build and deliver enterprise-grade AI services and solutions that create real-world impact.\n\nOur industry recognition includes:\n\n21x Google Cloud Partner of the Year awards in the last 8 years.\n\n3x AWS AI/ML award wins.\n\n3x NVIDIA Partner of the Year titles.\n\n2x Snowflake Partner of the Year awards.\n\nTop analyst recognitions from Gartner, ISG, and Everest Group.\n\nConsecutive certifications as a Great Place to Work.\n\nBe part of a trailblazing team that’s shaping the future of AI, ML, and cloud innovation.\n\nYour next big opportunity starts here!\n\nFor more details, visit: Website or LinkedIn Page.\n\nWork Location: New York\n\nExperience Level: 7+ years\n\nType: Full time\n\nRole:\n\nWe are seeking an experienced and highly skilled SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)\n\nto manage, maintain, and optimize our mission-critical SQL Server databases hosted on AWS\n\nEC2, supporting a high-availability, low-latency trading application. The ideal candidate will\n\nhave deep expertise in SQL Server administration, AWS infrastructure, and a strong\n\nunderstanding of the performance and reliability demands of financial/trading systems.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nPerformance & Optimization\n\nMonitor and tune SQL Server performance using tools like SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, DMVs, and Query Store.\n\nIdentify and resolve query bottlenecks, index fragmentation, and blocking/deadlock issues.\n\nOptimize indexes, execution plans, and stored procedures to meet sub-millisecond latency requirements of the trading platform.\n\nConduct regular performance benchmarking and capacity reviews.\n\nDatabase Administration\n\nInstall, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server (2019/2022) instances on AWS EC2 environments.\n\nManage multiple SQL Server instances across Development, UAT, and Production environments.\n\nPerform database capacity planning, storage management, and performance tuning.\n\nImplement and maintain database security, including user roles, permissions, and auditing.\n\nHigh Availability & Disaster Recovery\n\nDesign, implement, and manage High Availability (HA) solutions including:\n\n- Always On Availability Groups (AG)\n\n- SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)\n\n- Log Shipping and Database Mirroring\n\nDevelop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and conduct regular DR drills.\n\nEnsure RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets are consistently met.\n\nAWS EC2 & Cloud Management\n\nManage SQL Server deployments on AWS EC2 instances, including instance sizing,\n\nEBS volume management, and network configuration.\n\nLeverage AWS services such as:\n\n- Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring\n\n- AWS Backup for automated backups\n\n- AWS VPC, Security Groups, IAM for access control\n\n- Amazon S3 for backup storage\n\nOptimize EC2 instance types (e.g., r5, x1e families) for memory-intensive SQL workloads.\n\nManage SQL Server licensing in AWS environments (BYOL / License Included).\n\nBackup & Recovery\n\nDesign and implement comprehensive backup strategies (Full, Differential, Transaction\n\nLog backups).\n\nAutomate backup processes and store backups securely on Amazon S3.\n\nPerform regular backup validation and restoration testing.\n\nEnsure compliance with data retention policies.\n\nSecurity & Compliance\n\nImplement SQL Server security best practices including encryption (TDE, Always Encrypted), auditing, and access controls.\n\nEnsure compliance with financial industry regulations (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR as applicable).\n\nConduct regular vulnerability assessments and apply security patches.\n\nManage SQL Server certificates and encryption keys.\n\nMonitoring & Incident Management\n\nSet up proactive monitoring and alerting for SQL Server health, performance, and availability.\n\nRespond to and resolve P1/P2 database incidents with urgency, given the critical nature of the trading platform.\n\nParticipate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support coverage.\n\nMaintain detailed incident logs and post-mortem reports.\n\nCollaboration & Documentation\n\nWork closely with application developers, DevOps, and trading system architects to\n\nsupport database design and schema changes.\n\nReview and approve database change requests and deployment scripts.\n\nMaintain comprehensive database documentation including architecture diagrams,\n\nrunbooks, and SOPs.\n\nParticipate in CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings for production changes.\n\nWhat is in it for you:\n\nBe part of the fastest-growing AI-first digital transformation and engineering company in the world\n\nBe a part of an energetic team of highly dynamic and talented individuals\n\nExposure to working with fortune 500 companies and innovative market disruptors\n\nExposure to the latest technologies related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and cloud\n\nIf you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!","datePosted":"2026-09-28T11:25:21.585Z","dateModified":"2026-09-28T11:25:21.585Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Quantiphi","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Myrtle Point","addressRegion":"OR","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"67f2bc7c8b3e0d51371bdf4e"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/67f2bc7c8b3e0d51371bdf4e"}}