Remote Database Administrator; DBA​/Database Engineer

Position: [Remote] Database Administrator (DBA) / Database Engineer
# [Remote] Database Administrator (DBA) / Database Engineerfrontendnode-production.up.railway.app Remote (Remote)
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Job Description

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The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cal Amp is a company focused on K-12 transportation solutions, tracking buses for over a million students daily. They are looking for a hands-on Database Engineer to manage and optimize their SQL Server instances, lead architectural improvements, and implement automation practices.

Responsibilities
• Diagnose and fix slow queries, plan regressions, and locking storms across 9 SQL Server instances supporting customer-facing operations
• Lead the design of reporting replica architecture likely using AWS DMS feeding a multi-tenant Aurora PostgreSQL store
• Define the policy for a sound data retention strategy across 600+ customer DBs and own the automation
• Identify measurable savings on SQL Server EE licensing on EC2 through various strategies
• Manage schema-change processes across all customer DBs aiming for automation, reliability, and low-risk
• Act as the database subject-matter expert reviewing every schema change from developers and providing actionable design insights
• Participate in an on-call rotation with light industry standards, expected to push for reduced paging events Skills
• 4–8 years of hands-on DBA / Database Engineering experience, meaningful share on SQL Server
• Database SME mindset — you've reviewed engineering schema changes, contributed design insight in code/architecture reviews, and partnered with developers (not gatekept them). This is a core part of the role, not a side responsibility
• PostgreSQL proficiency — or willingness to develop it (aligned to future reporting architecture)
• Cloud database experience on AWS — self-hosted SQL Server on EC2 today; RDS familiarity is a plus given a possible future migration
• Performance tuning track record — you can talk through specific queries you fixed and how
• Strong SQL: query writing, plan reading, index design, locking and isolation
• Comfort scripting in Python or Power Shell for automation
• Linux and Windows both
• HA / replication topologies (Always On, log shipping, transactional)
• Strong written communication — this is an opinionated engineering team; you'll write proposals and defend them
• Bachelor's in CS, Information Systems, or equivalent practical track
• Multi-tenant SaaS data architectures (per-customer databases or shared schemas)
• AWS DMS or other CDC replication experience
• Aurora PostgreSQL
• AWS cost optimization (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, sizing)
• Datadog, Dynatrace, or similar APM
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (helpful but not required)
• Background in operationally-critical SaaS (transportation, healthcare, finance)
Company Overview
• Cal Amp is a telematics pioneer leading transformation in a global connected economy. It was founded in 1981, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is  To This Job
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