Sr. Database Site Reliability Engineer (DB SRE)

TheSr. Database Site Reliability Engineer (DB SRE)is responsible for owning the reliability availability and operational maturity ofbusinesscritical Azure PostgreSQL platformssupporting the CoverMyMeds (CMM) platform. This role appliesSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)principles to database services emphasizing automation Infrastructure as Code observability and resilience in a modern cloud-native environment.

This role sits withinPlatform Core Engineering partnering closely with application platform security and network engineering this environmentthere is no separate DBA teamthe DB SRE owns database reliability endtoend across development staging and production.

Candidates who reside in the Columbus OH metropolitan area will be given priority. This role will allow for remote work.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role presently or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve thereliability availability and performanceof Azure PostgreSQL platforms across dev stage and prod

• Design build and operatecloud database infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Apply SRE principles to stateful systems includingenvironment isolation blastradius reduction and automation-first operations

• Define and implementdatabase observability(metrics logs dashboards alerts) using enterprise monitoring tools (e.g. Datadog)

• Leadincident responsefor database-related production issues and participate in oncall rotations

• Troubleshoot complex issues across performance replication connectivity failover and permissions

• Define and validatehigh availability backup restore disaster recovery and pointintime recovery (PITR)strategies

• Enforceleastprivilege access support audits and ensure compliance with security and governance requirements

• Collaborate with platform application security and network teams to designscalable secure database architectures

• Providesenior technical leadership set reliability standards and mentor lessexperienced engineers

Career Level Summary

This is asenior individual contributorrole operating in a highly visible businesscritical environment. The Sr. DB SRE is expected to work with a high degree of autonomy influence platform standards and raise the reliability and operational maturity of the database platform. While not a people manager the role provides technical leadership and guidance across the broader SRE and platform engineering organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree preferred;relevant experience considered in lieu of degree

• Typically7 years of relevant experiencein SRE platform or infrastructure engineering roles

Critical Skills (Required)

• 7 yearshandson experience operatingPostgreSQL databasesin cloud environments (Azure strongly preferred)

• Strong production experience (7 years) supportinghighavailability businesscritical database platforms

• Deep expertise withInfrastructure as Code particularlyTerraform

• Experience owning or participating inoncall rotations and incident response

• Strong understanding ofdatabase operations including performance tuning replication backup/restore and recovery

• Experience designing and operatingdatabase observability and monitoringsolutions

• Solid knowledge ofcloud security principles including leastprivilege access and audit readiness

• Proven ability to communicate effectively withtechnical and nontechnical stakeholders

Preferred Skills / Nice to Have

• Background as anSRE with strong database depth(not a traditional DBA role)

• Experience withCI/CD pipelines Git/GitOpsworkflows

• Familiarity withKubernetes(AKS preferred)Helm andArgoCD

• Experience operating stateful workloads inAzure cloud environments

• Exposure toregulated or highly controlled environments

• Broader cloud platform experience beyond databases

Why This Role Is Compelling

• Highimpact role on anew cloudbased Azure platform

• Trueownershipof database reliability with influence over standards and architecture

• Opportunity to shape how SRE practices are applied tostateful missioncritical systems

• Strong visibility within Platform Engineering and clear technical growth path