Senior Database Administrator
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Senior Database AdministratorJob Description
We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator with deep expertise in AWS cloud data services and strong experience supporting healthcare-grade systems. This role will be responsible for managing both on-premises and cloud-based database environments ensuring high availability data security regulatory compliance and optimal performance. The ideal candidate will be self-driven technically skilled and collaborative with a proven track record in supporting mission-critical data environments in regulated industries.
Your role:
Database Management
Administer AWS RDS Aurora DynamoDB and other AWS-managed database services for a 24x7 production environment.
Maintain and support legacy on-premise SQL Server environments and coordinate migrations to newer versions and cloud platforms.
Monitor and manage SQL Agent jobs troubleshoot job failures and maintain operational continuity.
Perform regular maintenance tasks including backups patching schema updates and deployments.
Automate administrative and monitoring tasks through scripts and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
Data Security Availability & Compliance
Implement and maintain database security policies access controls encryption and auditing to support healthcare data compliance (e.g. HIPAA).
Design and support disaster recovery and high-availability solutions ensuring alignment with business continuity plans and SLAs.
Enforce robust change management and security standards across development staging and production environments.
Ensure ongoing compliance with healthcare data regulations including data retention and protection requirements.
Troubleshooting & Operational Support
Diagnose and resolve database performance and connectivity issues proactively.
Provide incident support and root cause analysis for database-related service disruptions.
Collaborate with DevOps application and infrastructure teams to support and improve end-to-end performance.
Database Design & Optimization
Participate in the design normalization and optimization of database schemas indexes and stored procedures.
Implement and manage replication clustering and failover configurations for high availability and scalability.
Conduct capacity planning and make strategic recommendations to ensure system performance under growing workloads.
Support development teams with guidance on database best practices during architecture and review phases.
Youre the right fit if:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a related discipline.
10 years of hands-on database administration experience including 3 years with AWS database services.
AWS Certifications such as AWS Certified Database Specialty SysOps Administrator or Cloud Practitioner are preferred.
Expert knowledge of SQL Server 2008 R2 to 2019 with migration experience to latest platforms.
Proficient in AWS RDS Aurora DynamoDB and AWS shared responsibility model.
Strong expertise in T-SQL query tuning stored procedure development and optimization.
Proven experience in SQL Server replication (transactional and merge) clustering and availability groups.
Familiarity with VMware and running SQL within virtualized environments.
Hands-on experience with database performance monitoring tools (e.g. SQL Sentry Datadog).
Exposure to BI/data warehousing tools and techniques is a plus.
Experience supporting data systems in regulated industries (healthcare life sciences etc.) with working knowledge of HIPAA compliance.
Excellent communication collaboration and documentation skills.
Highly motivated self-starter with strong ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
About Philips
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If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
