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Authentic8 · 2 months ago

Database Administrator (DBA)

Authentic8 is seeking a highly capable DBA & Enterprise Data Engineer to lead all database-related operations while also building and managing data pipelines that drive informed business decisions. In this hybrid role, you will be the primary owner of PostgreSQL database operations and play a lead role in integrating business-critical data from various enterprise systems into centralized data pools to support analytics and decision-making by Business Operations.

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Responsibilities

Own the availability, incident response, and operational health of the company’s PostgreSQL platform databases (Eng, QA, and Production)
Ensure high availability and disaster recovery processes are tested and functioning
Implement PostgreSQL changes with minimal service interruption
Perform live schema updates and patches in coordination with Engineering and DevOps
Plan for database growth, execute tuning analysis, and conduct performance optimization
Review and assist with SQL query optimization, identify and resolve deadlocks
Coordinate schema deployments with DevOps
Support ad hoc query needs from Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing teams
Ensure all PostgreSQL security best practices are applied and monitored
Help restructure or re-architect current and future databases to support performance and scalability
Lead data integration projects that centralize company data from multiple systems into one or more centralized data pools (e.g., BigQuery)
Architect and implement data pipelines (ETL/ELT) from systems such as:
Salesforce (CRM)
Zuora (billing and revenue management)
PostgreSQL (service data)
Pendo.io (product analytics)
Freshdesk (customer support/ticketing)
Jira (work management and issue tracking)
Partner closely with Business Operations analysts to: Align on data models and schema designs that support reporting and analytics as well as build performant queries and transformations for ongoing business intelligence
Ensure centralized data repositories are clean, consistent, and optimized for analysis
Implement monitoring and alerting for data pipeline health and performance

Qualification

PostgreSQLETL/ELT pipelinesData integrationSQL skillsCloud data warehousingAutomation toolsInfoSec backgroundRubyPythonMonitoring toolsCollaborationDocumentationCommunication

Required

8+ years of experience as a DBA
8+ years of experience supporting SaaS platforms
4+ years of experience working with automation tools and workflows
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL (strongly preferred)
Ability to design and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
Ability to work with APIs and third-party integrations for platforms like Salesforce and Jira
Strong SQL skills and proficiency with data modeling
Familiarity with cloud-based data warehousing solutions (e.g., BigQuery, Kestrel)
Experience working in cross-functional teams including Engineering, DevOps, and Business Operations
Excellent documentation and communication skills

Preferred

Experience with Chef/Terranova
Proficiency in Ruby and/or Python
Experience with Grafana or similar monitoring tools
Background in InfoSec or experience handling sensitive/restricted data
Experience with Airbyte, Fivetran, or similar data integration platforms

Benefits

Medical
Dental and vision
Flexible PTO
A 401k program
Stock options

Company

Authentic8

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Authentic8 is redefining how the browser is used with Silo, a secure browser in the cloud designed to insulate and isolate web data.

H1B Sponsorship

Authentic8 has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$12M
Key Investors
Vistara Growth
2025-10-08Debt Financing· $12M
2017-08-31Series B
2010-12-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Scott Petry
Co-founder and exec chairman, former CEO
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Ramesh Rajagopal
Co-founder & President
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