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Inspira Financial ยท 1 month ago

Sr. Database Administrator (First Dollar-Remote)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level

Inspira Financial is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to lead the operational management of PostgreSQL databases on Google CloudSQL. This role involves architecting and optimizing database schemas, driving performance tuning, and ensuring the reliability of mission-critical applications.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize physical database schemas for PostgreSQL, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance
Lead advanced performance tuning initiatives, including query optimization, indexing strategies, partitioning, and resource management
Planning and implementing database disaster recovery strategy
Analyze and resolve concurrency issues, implementing best practices for locking, isolation levels, and transaction management
Monitor database health, capacity, and performance using GCP-native and third-party tools; proactively address bottlenecks and incidents
Collaborate with engineering teams to support application development, schema changes, and data migrations
Automate routine operational tasks (backups, restores, failover, patching) using scripting and GCP automation tools
Develop and maintain documentation for database architecture, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides
Ensure security, compliance, and data integrity through robust access controls, auditing, and encryption practices
Participate in incident response for database-related issues
Mentor junior DBAs and engineers in best practices for database operations and optimization
Leverage AI Coding assistants such as Claude Code or Copilot to accelerate and enhance productivity
CI/CD pipeline development related to schema and data migrations
Developing Terraform code to support IaC automation

Qualification

PostgreSQLGoogle CloudSQLPerformance tuningDatabase disaster recoveryAutomation scriptingCI/CD pipeline developmentTerraformIncident responseAI Coding assistantsMentoringDocumentation

Required

Deep technical expertise in PostgreSQL databases
Experience with Google CloudSQL
Proven ability to architect and optimize physical schema design
Strong skills in performance tuning, including query optimization and indexing strategies
Experience in planning and implementing database disaster recovery strategies
Ability to analyze and resolve concurrency issues
Proficiency in monitoring database health, capacity, and performance using GCP-native and third-party tools
Experience collaborating with engineering teams for application development and data migrations
Ability to automate routine operational tasks using scripting and GCP automation tools
Experience in developing and maintaining documentation for database architecture and operational procedures
Knowledge of security, compliance, and data integrity practices
Experience participating in incident response for database-related issues
Ability to mentor junior DBAs and engineers
Familiarity with AI Coding assistants such as Claude Code or Copilot
Experience in CI/CD pipeline development related to schema and data migrations
Experience developing Terraform code to support IaC automation

Company

Inspira Financial

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Inspira Financial is your devoted health, wealth, retirement, and benefits administrator.
location
Oak Brook, Illinois, US
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://inspirafinancial.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Julie Nelson
DIRECTOR, BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS
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