Database Administrator III

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Accuweather The Database Administrator III at Accuweather manages SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases ensuring performance, security, and availability. This role also supports cloud migration and modernization of database infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Administer SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases end to end — performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategy, and execution plan analysis.
Design, implement, and regularly test backup, replication, and disaster recovery procedures for databases, ensuring high availability across production environments.
Manage database security — roles, permissions, access control, and auditing.
Monitor and plan for database capacity — storage growth, connection pooling, and resource allocation.
Manage database version upgrades, patching cycles, and configuration tuning.
Perform routine database maintenance — index/statistics upkeep, vacuuming, storage optimization, and space reclamation — to sustain performance over time.
Proactively monitor database health and performance, identifying and resolving issues before they affect production.
Manage cloud cost optimization and capacity planning, including license reporting and true-ups, resource forecasting, and optimization of Azure compute spend through Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and related strategies.
Partner with the Data Architect and engineering teams to establish database standards, improve operational practices, and proactively address reliability and performance concerns.
Plan and execute database migrations to the cloud, optimizing configurations for target environments, and ensuring performance, security, resiliency, and recoverability throughout the transition.
Build strong working relationships with engineering teams, communicating database constraints and recommendations in terms they can act on.
Share database expertise and best practices with less experienced administrators and engineering team members.

Qualification

Required Qualificationso BA/BS in Computer Scienceo Advanced SQL/T-SQL proficiencyo Experience withPreferred Qualificationso Experience administratingo Familiarity with

Required

Required Qualifications:
o BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in data operations or database administration, or MS with 3+ years of experience.
o Demonstrated experience as a database administrator with SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL, including performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, security and access management, and capacity planning.
o Advanced SQL/T-SQL proficiency, with working knowledge of at least one scripting language (Python or PowerShell) for database automation.
o Ability to design and implement monitoring solutions for database health, performance, and capacity.
o Experience with, or strong working knowledge of, migrating databases to cloud-based environments (e.g., Microsoft Azure).
o Awareness of the monetary costs associated with operational work.
o Demonstrated experience mentoring or coaching less experienced engineers.
Preferred Qualifications:
o Experience with advanced replication topologies (e.g., multi-region, active-active) for SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL.
o Experience administrating, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and performing backup/recovery of database systems (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL or similar systems).
o Familiarity with, or willingness to grow into, modern cloud data platforms, including Databricks and Snowflake. Experience with CI/CD automation.