McKesson

Healthcare

Sr.DatabaseAdministrator

$116–193k Columbus, Ohio, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Sr. Database Administrator at McKesson. Skills: Database Administration, Cloud Databases, Azure Operations. Administer and support PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server. Support database migrations from on-prem to Azure”

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Performance tuning

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotation, Reside in Columbus, OH area preferred

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, 5-7 Years hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server, 7+ Years experience operating databases in Azure, AWS or GCP, Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, or similar), Experience (5-7 Years) with monitoring/observability tools such as Datadog

Nice to Have

Experience with cloud migration initiatives, Exposure to additional database platforms, Practical use of AI-assisted tools

What You'll Do.

Administer and support PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server

Support database migrations from on-prem to Azure

Monitor and troubleshoot database performance

Troubleshoot database reliability issues

Implement backup solutions

Maintain backup solutions

Implement recovery solutions

Maintain recovery solutions

Implement high availability solutions

Maintain high availability solutions

Use Liquibase for database schema management

Extend Liquibase for change management

Contribute to database provisioning

Contribute to database configuration

Automate routine operational tasks

Follow database security standards

Contribute to database security standards

Follow database compliance standards

Contribute to database compliance standards

Follow documentation standards

Contribute to documentation standards

Participate in on-call rotation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Application teams; Platform teams; Containerized applications

Full Job Description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. **Senior Database Administrator** CoverMyMeds is seeking an experienced **Senior Database Administrator** to support and evolve our database platforms as we continue migrating from on‑premises infrastructure to Azure. This role focuses on reliable database operations, cloud adoption, automation, and close collaboration with application and platform teams. **Key Responsibilities** * Administer and support **PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server** in Azure and on-prem environments. * Support database migrations from **on‑prem to Azure** , including validation, performance tuning, and post‑migration stabilization. * Monitor and troubleshoot database performance and reliability issues using native tools and **Datadog**. * Implement and maintain **backup, recovery, and high availability** solutions. * Use and help extend **Liquibase** for database schema and change management in CI/CD pipelines. * Contribute to database provisioning and configuration through **Terraform** and Infrastructure as Code practices. * Collaborate with application and platform teams supporting **Kubernetes‑based workloads** , ensuring databases integrate reliably with containerized applications. * Automate routine operational tasks using scripting where appropriate. * Follow and contribute to database security, compliance, and documentation standards. * Participate in an on‑call rotation for prod

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