Job description

We’re seeking a SQL Database Administrator to join our client’s IT team in Marlborough, MA. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity role offering a hybrid schedule, blending on-site collaboration with remote flexibility. Role Overview The Database Engineer will be responsible for managing, optimizing, and supporting a variety of database platforms in both on-premises and cloud environments. This position requires a balance of hands-on administration, performance tuning, and automation to ensure reliable, high-performing systems that support business applications. Key Responsibilities • Partner with application teams to tune queries, indexes, and configurations for optimal performance. • Manage creation, modification, and retirement of databases, tables, indexes, triggers, and constraints. • Perform installations, upgrades, and configurations of PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB in cloud and hybrid environments. • Support migrations of existing databases to AWS/Azure and maintain hybrid deployments. • Monitor system health and capacity, implement backups, and manage recovery processes. • Identify and resolve database performance issues at both application and infrastructure levels. • Build automation to reduce manual database tasks using scripting and modern tooling. • Collaborate with support teams to troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues. • Stay current with evolving database technologies and industry best practices. • Provide on-call coverage and occasional after-hours support as needed. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience. • 3–5 years of professional experience as a Database Administrator/Engineer. • Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and MySQL administration, with exposure to MariaDB. • Hands-on experience with cloud database deployments (AWS or Azure). • Familiarity with NoSQL technologies and modern data storage strategies. • Background in automation, CI/CD pipelines, or infrastructure-as-code practices. • Experience maintaining high-availability database systems, including backup and recovery processes. • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.

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