Waystar · 1 day ago
Specialist Database Administrator
Louisville, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expWaystar is a company that helps providers simplify healthcare payments and improve financials through their innovative platform. The Specialist Database Administrator will provide SQL Server administration and collaborate with teams to ensure database platforms are resilient and continuously improving.
FinanceHealth CarePaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Perform system and application monitoring and alerting related to the SQL Server environment
Work with Application Engineering teams to maintain stored procedures, indexes, and database access interfaces
Automate systems management tasks
Conduct performance analysis and tuning, especially in .NET/MS SQL environments
Operationalize new technologies introduced into the environment
Collaborate with Business Product Owners to identify priorities for application development and enhancements
Participate in a 24x7 on-call response rotation
Demonstrate creative thinking, advanced problem-solving, and troubleshooting
Administer MS SQL Server (2008, 2012, 2014, 2016,2022)
Implement high availability solutions (Mirroring, Replication, Clustering, Always On)
Manage database security, users, and roles
Monitor and analyze SQL query performance. Provide expertise in writing efficient and effective queries
Review data scripts and provide feedback
Implement data recovery techniques from backup/restore
Monitor real-time transaction processing and identify issues
Set up and manage clustered databases and replication techniques
Guide to Application Engineering teams in SQL development
Automate deployment, monitoring, and incident response
Enhance observability with metrics and dashboards
Lead incident response and maintain documentation
Collaborate with engineers to build reliable systems
Mentor team members and contribute to postmortems
Use AI tools to drive innovation and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
5+ years' experience in DBA, SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles
Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk) and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with data platforms, ETL pipelines, and distributed systems
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Experience with Python, PowerShell, and similar languages
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
Perform system and application monitoring and alerting related to the SQL Server environment
Work with Application Engineering teams to maintain stored procedures, indexes, and database access interfaces
Automate systems management tasks
Conduct performance analysis and tuning, especially in .NET/MS SQL environments
Operationalize new technologies introduced into the environment
Collaborate with Business Product Owners to identify priorities for application development and enhancements
Participate in a 24x7 on-call response rotation
Demonstrate creative thinking, advanced problem-solving, and troubleshooting
Administer MS SQL Server (2008, 2012, 2014, 2016,2022)
Implement high availability solutions (Mirroring, Replication, Clustering, Always On)
Manage database security, users, and roles
Monitor and analyze SQL query performance. Provide expertise in writing efficient and effective queries
Review data scripts and provide feedback
Implement data recovery techniques from backup/restore
Monitor real-time transaction processing and identify issues
Set up and manage clustered databases and replication techniques
Guide to Application Engineering teams in SQL development
Automate deployment, monitoring, and incident response
Enhance observability with metrics and dashboards
Lead incident response and maintain documentation
Collaborate with engineers to build reliable systems
Mentor team members and contribute to postmortems
Use AI tools to drive innovation and continuous improvement
Preferred
5+ years' experience in query optimization and performance tuning
Experience with Microsoft Azure, SSIS, SSAS, or PowerShell
Permissions/User Management experience
Willingness to learn new technologies and take ownership of technical projects
Benefits
Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
Generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays
Flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
401(K) program with company match
Pet insurance
Employee resource groups
Company
Waystar
Waystar is a technology platform that provides healthcare revenue cycle management solutions.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.12B2025-09-11Post Ipo Secondary· $709.2M
2025-05-13Post Ipo Secondary· $557M
2025-02-20Post Ipo Equity· $800M
Leadership Team
Steven M. Oreskovich
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Ayres
VP Sales - Health Systems and Hospitals - Western Region
Recent News
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