Senior/Lead Database Administrator (USD)
SAVANNAH TECH
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Job Overview
Location
Remote
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Arrangement
Remote
Sector
Information Technology & Software
Experience Level
Senior (5-8 years)
About the Company
Job Description
Savannah Tech is seeking a highly skilled Senior/Lead Database Administrator to join our fully remote team. This critical role involves managing and optimizing our diverse database environments, including MongoDB, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, across both cloud (AWS) and on-premise infrastructures.
You will be instrumental in ensuring the health, performance, and availability of our databases, implementing robust HA/DR strategies, and advising software engineers on best practices for query optimization and schema design. This position offers the opportunity to shape our database architecture and contribute to long-term scalability initiatives.
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Required Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all MongoDB-related matters, including approving configuration and setup changes.
- Maintain and support MongoDB databases in both Atlas and on-premise environments.
- Maintain and support SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases in on-premise and AWS environments.
- Monitor database systems for health, performance, and availability.
- Provide guidance to software engineers on SQL query optimization and database schema design.
- Minimize database downtime and manage High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.
- Plan and contribute to long-term database scalability and architecture.
- Implement database changes, apply patches, and manage version upgrades.
- Assist in building and maintaining data extraction pipelines from MongoDB and SQL Server.
- Participate in the on-call rotation to support production systems.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of combined experience across data platforms, with at least 2 years in a DBA role focusing on MongoDB and relational databases, infrastructure, and application support.
- Hands-on data engineering experience, with Airflow being a strong preference.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with AWS.
- Advanced T-SQL development skills.
- Proficiency with Git and modern code management workflows.
- Strong understanding of backup, recovery, security, and data integrity principles.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with strong algorithmic thinking.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
- Fluent in English.
Benefits & Perks
- Fully remote work environment
- Opportunity to work with modern data technologies
- Contribute to shaping database architecture and scalability
- Participate in on-call rotation
How to Apply
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As a Senior/Lead Database Administrator, you will be the central figure for our data infrastructure, ensuring the optimal performance, availability, and security of our MongoDB, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases. You'll play a crucial role in database architecture, scalability planning, and supporting our engineering teams with expert guidance on data management. Your success will be measured by the reliability and efficiency of our database systems and your contribution to minimizing downtime.
Posted Date
February 26, 2026
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