Senior Database Administrator

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💰 $25M Private Equity Round on 2009-11

Description

• We are The Motley Fool, a purpose-driven financial information and services firm focused on making the world smarter, happier, and richer. • This person will work with our Cloud Implementation team, ensuring we function effectively in our AWS-Native environment. • You will tackle complex database challenges, implement and maintain scalable database systems in AWS, improve database infrastructure, optimize performance, and ensure data integrity and availability during crises.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in database administration within a product-focused company, where you've faced and solved unforeseen challenges in scaling databases as products grow. • Startup Experience: If you've been part of a fast-moving technology startup, you know what it's like to push through adversity, adapt on the fly, and find solutions when things are ambiguous and fast-changing. • Database Expertise: Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and MS SQL, and the ability to dig in and figure out the trickiest of database challenges. • Data Modeling: Skilled in designing efficient database schemas and data models that support dynamic application needs, often working with incomplete or evolving requirements. • Performance Tuning: Experienced in optimizing database performance under pressure—whether it's through query execution plans, indexing strategies, or inventive workarounds to resource limitations. • Automation & Monitoring: Proficient in automating database maintenance tasks and using monitoring tools such as SolarWinds and AWS Performance Insights to ensure optimal database health, with a keen sense of when to dig deeper when metrics don't look quite right. • Backup & Recovery: Advanced skills in implementing and managing backup and recovery solutions, including point-in-time recovery and cross-region replication. When disaster strikes, you’re the one who’s already thought of a plan and is ready to execute it. • IaC Skills: Advanced skills in Terraform (IaC) for setting up reproducible and scalable infrastructure in AWS, with the mindset that if something breaks, you’ll figure it out and make it better.

Benefits

• Flexible, remote work environment (*see our open states above) • No “vacation policy” (not to be confused with a “No vacation” policy) • Generous fully-paid parental leave • $1,000 annually to invest in stocks of your choice • Super low premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage • Comprehensive compensation package, including company equity