Database Administrator – Azure & AWS

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator to design, implement, maintain, and optimize database systems supporting critical business applications such as trading, risk management, reporting, and operations. The role involves working across hybrid infrastructures — primarily cloud (Azure, AWS) and on-premises environments — ensuring high availability, data integrity, and performance at scale.

• Database Management: Administer, configure, and optimize SQL Server, Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, and cloud-native databases across hybrid environments.
• Resilience & Continuity: Design and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery (DR) architectures (Always On, clustering, geo-redundancy) to ensure business continuity.
• Real-Time Processing: Support and enhance real-time data pipelines and replication processes for critical applications.
• Performance & Monitoring: Proactively monitor, tune, and troubleshoot database performance using observability and alerting tools.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce access controls, encryption, and data protection standards in collaboration with cybersecurity and compliance teams.
• Collaboration: Partner with infrastructure, application development, and Dev Ops teams to optimize database design, queries, and integrations.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, DR procedures, and operational standards.
• Incident Response: Contribute to incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in database administration, ideally within complex or regulated environments (e.g., energy, financial services).
• Advanced skills in SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, and experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Proven experience with Azure database services (SQL Database, Managed Instance, Cosmos DB) and familiarity with AWS RDS or Aurora.
• Strong understanding of resilience, replication, and real-time data architectures.
• Exposure to ITSM, monitoring, and incident management tools.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Oracle Certified Professional, or AWS Database Specialty are a plus.
• Strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hybrid cloud environment.

• Experience supporting energy trading or financial systems (ETRM, market data, or analytics platforms).
• Knowledge of Python or Power Shell for automation and database scripting.
• Familiarity with CI/CD integration and Dev Ops practices for database deployment.
• Understanding of data governance, lineage, and compliance frameworks (SOX, NERC CIP, GDPR).
• Experience working with containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker) or Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, Oracle Certified Professional, or AWS Database Specialty are a plus.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Information Technology

• Services for Renewable Energy and Financial Services

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Pension plan

Paid maternity leave

Child care support

Paid paternity leave

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