Apptegy
SeniorDatabaseAdministrator
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“Senior Database Administrator at Apptegy. Skills: Database administration, Cloud infrastructure, Data warehousing, Automation. Administer production databases. Maintain production databases”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting skills; Diagnose issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years administering production database environments, 3+ years managing databases in AWS, PostgreSQL administration, tuning, optimization, Experience with Amazon RDS, Aurora, Hands-on experience administering cloud data warehouse, Deep understanding of database performance tuning, Deep understanding of replication, Deep understanding of backup and recovery, Deep understanding of high-availability architectures, Experience implementing disaster recovery, Experience implementing business continuity strategies, Knowledge of Linux systems administration, Experience with scripting and automation, Experience supporting databases for SaaS applications, Understanding of application-layer database interactions, Ability to design and build internal tooling, Ability to build automation leveraging AI/LLMs, Familiarity with monitoring tools, Familiarity with observability tools, Familiarity with alerting tools, Troubleshooting skills
Nice to Have
Experience supporting high-growth SaaS platforms, Expertise with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, Experience managing multi-tenant architectures, Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools, Experience working within Kubernetes-based environments, Experience working in Ruby on Rails environments, Experience with Sidekiq at scale, SnowPro certification, Advanced Snowflake experience, AWS certifications, Experience leading database modernization initiatives, Experience leading database migration initiatives, Experience leading cloud transformation initiatives, Passion for automation, Reducing operational toil
What You'll Do.
Administer production databases
Maintain production databases
Optimize production databases
Manage relational database systems
Support relational database systems
Design high-availability solutions
Implement high-availability solutions
Maintain high-availability solutions
Design disaster recovery solutions
Implement disaster recovery solutions
Maintain disaster recovery solutions
Monitor database performance
Identify performance bottlenecks
Proactively implement improvements
Analyze complex queries
Optimize complex queries
Analyze database configurations
Optimize database configurations
Develop operational processes
Automate operational processes
Optimize database access patterns
Improve query performance
Support application scalability
Advise on schema design
Review database migrations
Advise on database migrations
Review data access strategies
Advise on data access strategies
Manage database backup strategies
Validate recovery procedures
Implement database security controls
Maintain database security controls
Implement encryption standards
Maintain encryption standards
Implement access management practices
Maintain access management practices
Participate in incident response
Participate in root cause analysis
Participate in post-incident improvements
Contribute to infrastructure architecture decisions
Contribute to long-term scalability planning
Create operational documentation
Maintain operational documentation
Create best practices
Maintain best practices
Administer Snowflake data warehouse
Optimize Snowflake data warehouse
Tune query performance
Tune cost performance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Engineering; Partner with DevOps; Partner with Security; Partner with Product teams; Collaborate with software engineers; Collaborate across distributed teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills
Full Job Description
Who We Are At Apptegy, we are more than a tech company; we are partners dedicated to transforming how schools communicate and shape the future of education. Your work here will directly empower districts to share their stories, engage their communities, and celebrate student success. We're a team of thoughtful, high-performing individuals committed to making a tangible impact. If you're looking for a dynamic environment where you'll be supported with exceptional mentorship and resources to grow your career, come build with us. The Role We're looking for a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to lead the reliability, performance, security, and scalability of Apptegy's database infrastructure. As a key member of our Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team, you'll own the health of our production databases and help shape the future of our data architecture as we continue to scale. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a cloud-first environment, enjoys solving complex performance and availability challenges, and is passionate about building resilient systems that support mission-critical applications. You'll partner closely with Engineering, DevOps, Security, and Product teams to ensure our data platforms remain secure, performant, and highly available. Beyond our transactional databases, you'll also help operate and optimize our Snowflake data warehouse, which powers analytics and reporting across the company—balancing performance, cost, and data governance as our data volumes grow. What You'll Do Administer, maintain, and optimize production databases hosted in AWS. Manage and support PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other relational database systems. Own the database layer of Apptegy's self-service internal developer platform. Design, implement, and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions. Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and proactively implement improvements. Analyze and optimize complex queries, indexes, and database configu
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