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Green Dot Corporation · 5 months ago

Lead DBA

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$106K/yr - $158K/yr

7+ years exp

Green Dot Corporation is seeking a Lead Database Administrator to join the DBA Team, focusing on the design, implementation, and maintenance of mission-critical database systems. This role will ensure high availability, performance, and security of data infrastructure supporting financial services platforms.

FinanceFinancial Services

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Administer and optimize relational and NoSQL databases across production and non-production environments

Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies

Monitor database performance and proactively address bottlenecks and anomalies

Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation

Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2)

Perform capacity planning and support scalability initiatives for high-volume transaction systems

Develop and maintain documentation for database architecture, processes, and procedures

Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues

Qualification

SQL ServerNoSQL databasesCloud platformsDatabase performance tuningInfrastructure-as-code toolsData governance complianceScripting skillsCommunication skillsDocumentation skills

Required

7+ years of experience in database administration

Expertise in SQL Server; experience with NoSQL databases such as CosmosDB

Strong proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, and performance tuning techniques

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including RDS, Aurora, and Redshift

Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and monitoring solutions (Datadog, Prometheus and Redgate)

Knowledge of data replication, partitioning, and high-availability configurations

Experience implementing security controls and auditing mechanisms for sensitive data

Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Preferred

Experience in fintech or regulated financial services environments

Familiarity with data warehouse integrations and analytics platforms

Contributions to database performance optimization or open-source DBA tools

Strong communication and documentation skills for cross-team collaboration

Company

Green Dot Corporation

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About Green Dot Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) is a financial technology platform and registered bank holding company that builds banking and payment solutions to create value, retain and reward customers, and accelerate growth for businesses of all sizes.

Founded in 1999

Austin, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees