Database Administrator

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FT Salary Full-Time Professional Houston, TX, US

5 days ago Requisition

Who we are:

Manhattan Life Insurance and Annuity Company was founded in 1850, the Company’s longevity makes it one of the oldest and most reliable health and life insurance companies in the country. Operating successfully for over 175 years is a testimony to Manhattan Life’s enduring history, and an indicator of the reliability of our future. Manhattan Life’s headquarters are in Houston, TX and the company is continually growing with multiple office locations nation-wide.

Manhattan Life offers attractive employee benefits starting day one, including immediate coverage under our health, dental and vision plans. We offer flexible schedules, including shortened hours on Fridays, free parking, company-wide events, professional development (LOMA testing) and a company-wide wellness program.

Scope and Purpose:

We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support mission-critical Health & Life insurance systems. This role is responsible for the reliability, performance, security, and compliance of relational and No

SQL database platforms, with a strong emphasis on SQL Server, DB2, and Mongo

DB. The ideal candidate has experience operating in regulated environments and supporting high-availability, data-driven applications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administer, monitor, and maintain SQL Server, DB2, and Mongo
  
  DB databases across development, test, and production environments.
• Design and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions (Always On, replication, clustering, backups, restores).
• Ensure database performance tuning and optimization, including indexing strategies and query analysis.
• Implement and enforce data security, encryption, access controls, and auditing in compliance with HIPAA and insurance regulatory standards.
• Perform DB Backup Restores as needed.
• Support application teams with database design, schema changes, data modeling, and release deployments.
• Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting (Power Shell, Bash, Python, or similar).
• Monitor database health, capacity, and growth; proactively identify risks and performance issues.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and production support rotations.
• Maintain documentation for database standards, procedures, and architecture.
• Configure data replication via Mirroring and CDC technologies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or in a related field. Azure Certification preferred.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

:

• At least 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Microsoft SQL Server (administration, HA/DR, performance tuning)
  • DB2
  • Mongo
    
    DB (replica sets, sharding, performance monitoring)
• Experience supporting enterprise, high-volume transactional systems.
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of data modeling principles.
• Experience with backup/recovery strategies and business continuity planning.
• Familiarity with Windows, iSeries, and Linux server environments.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with database encryption at rest.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in Health & Life Insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, data privacy, and audit requirements.
• Cloud database experience (Azure SQL/Fabric, Atlas, or equivalent).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and database deployment automation.
• Certifications (Microsoft, Mongo
  
  DB, or cloud platforms).

Travel Requirements:

Travel is not anticipated for this role.

• Establish annual objectives for professional growth.
• Keep pace with developments in the discipline.
• Learn and apply technologies that support professional and personal growth.
• Participate in the evaluation process.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, type, and use mouse;

reach with hands and arms and talk and/or hear. The employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. The position may require lifting, pulling or moving items weighing upwards of10 pounds as it relates to office or desk supplies.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While…