Owns architecture, implementation, reliability, and lifecycle management of Veradigm’s database platform across multiple engines and cloud providers. Designs new database systems end-to-end — from inception through production — including engine and deployment-model selection, server and storage architecture, multi-cloud infrastructure, and high-availability and disaster-recovery posture. Owns 24×7 production reliability and serves as the final escalation point for major outages, complex performance incidents, and cross-team database 911s. Acts as senior technical authority and subject matter expert across multiple database technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Snowflake) and across AWS and Azure. Sets technical direction for major platform initiatives, including AI-augmented database operations
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to work collaboratively with a team and receive constructive feedback from senior engineers
Ability to provide excellent partnership and consultation to product and engineering teams who may not have deep database expertise.
Expert knowledge of multiple database engines spanning relational (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL), document and key-value stores (MongoDB, DynamoDB), and cloud data warehousing (Snowflake), including engine internals, configuration, and operational characteristics under production load.
Expert knowledge of database performance monitoring, tuning, and triage at the engine, server, and storage layers across multiple platforms.
Expert knowledge of database scripting and automation languages (T-SQL, PowerShell, Python, Bash) and of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) for database provisioning and lifecycle management.
Expert knowledge of multi-cloud database engineering across AWS and Azure, including managed database services (RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, DynamoDB, Snowflake) and self-managed engine deployments on cloud compute. Expert knowledge of database server and storage architecture tuned for engine performance — instance class and CPU/memory profile selection, NUMA awareness, OS-level tuning, IOPS planning, volume type selection, and network architecture. Expert knowledge of designing database systems to high-availability SLAs of 99.99% (4 nines) and above, including cross-region failover automation, replication topology, RPO/RTO planning, ransomware-resilient backup architectures, and recovery validation.
Expert knowledge of change management principles and the ability act as a proactive change agent
Expert knowledge of project management
Working Arrangements
Standard work week or as defined by assignment requirements
Primarily works in standard office environment or remotely
May require after-hours, on-call support and/or holidays
On-call and after hours work during peak times including end of month/quarter/year; during this time PTO is limited to meet business needs
Travel
Up to 10% travel may be required
Preferred Certifications
ITIL Foundations
MTA Database Fundamentals
MCSA Database Administrator
Azure Fundamentals Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer Associate
Education Level Education
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Technical / Business experienceMasters Degree - Preferred
Compensation Range:
Compensation for this job is subject to market conditions, geographic considerations, the candidate’s unique skills and experience, state and local laws, and budget. Our commitment to pay transparency is a testament to our dedication to creating a fair, equitable, and inclusive workplace. By continuously analyzing market trends, staying abreast of changes in state laws, and making budgetary adjustments accordingly, we strive to ensure that our compensation practices reflect the value we place on our associates’ unique contributions and support their professional growth.
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