Senior Database Administrator

Location:

Wayne, PATeam:

Application Development Job Type:Information TechnologyFT/PT Status:

Full Time

Job Title:

Senior Database Administrator

Location:

Wayne, PA

About Us:

At USLI, we’re not just about insurance — we are committed to making a difference, both internally and externally. Our community is built upon five values:
Caring, Attitude, Respect,Empathy and Energy.

Our commitment to these values leads us to make betterdecisions and furthers our true sense of community. By joining our team, you'llbe part of a vibrant organization that values innovation, collaboration andgrowth. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of insurance andmake a meaningful impact.

Your Role:

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will be part of theteam managing and optimizing our enterprise-class SQL Server environment. Youwill be responsible for database installation, configuration, patching,upgrades, performance and optimization, security, backups, disaster recovery and ongoing maintenance. You’ll work closely with development, infrastructure,security and business teams to support critical applications, troubleshoot issues and improve database reliability and scalability. You will be expected to be proactive, hands-on and focused on delivering stable, high-performingdatabase solutions.

You’ll also help set and enforce standards, mentor team members and drive excellence in data management practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Database management:
Administer and maintain SQL Serverinstances and databases, including installation, configuration, patching and upgrades, while ensuring optimal performance, reliability and security and optimizing costs

High availability/disaster recovery:
Install, administer and maintain Windows Failover Clusters, SQL Server Always On availabilitygroups, replication and failover plans to ensure business continuity inthe event of a hardware failure or regional outage

Monitoring and performance tuning:
Proactively monitor databaseperformance, conduct tuning activities and implement improvements toenhance performance and efficiency

Backupand recovery:
Develop and implement backup (full,differential and log) and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability in case of failures; regularly test recoveries; and establishrecovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs) in partnership with application and business teams

Data security:
Implement security measures to safeguard sensitive data, including managing logins and roles, enabling encryption and auditing activities to help prevent data from being breached ormisused

Capacityplanning:
Analyze capacity and utilization trends;forecast compute, memory, storage and I/O requirements; and recommendscaling or optimization actions while balancing performance, resilience and cost Troubleshooting:

Diagnose and resolve database-related issues in a timely manner,collaborating with other teams as appropriate

Support and mentoring:
Support and mentor other database administrators, fostering their growth and development

Collaboration:

Work closely with architects and developers to optimize databaseinteractions with applications and support ongoing system enhancements

Continuous learning:
Stay current with evolving database technologies and recommend upgrades and improvements

What You’ll Bring :

Technical expertise: Demonstrate advanced skills in Microsoft SQL Server ) across on-premises and Azure environmentsHADRarchitecture:
Demonstrate hands-on experience with SQLServer Always On availability groups, Windows Server Failover Clustering and log shipping, as well as implementing optimal backup and restoreprocesses

Performanceoptimization:
Demonstrate deep knowledge of server,database and query tuning, including analyzing query execution plans,developing indexing strategies and interpreting wait statistics

Monitoring:

Demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience with database monitoring using appropriate tools, monitoring server resource consumption andtrends, and setting up and tuning alerts and notifications

Automationskills:
Demonstrate proficiency in Power Shell scripting,T-SQL scripting and stored procedures to automate and streamline processes

Analytical mindset:
Demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail and a proactive approach

Team collaboration:
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with diverse teams, as well asguide and train other DBAsDocumentation:

Maintain comprehensive documentation of database…