Exiger · 5 hours ago
Senior Database Administrator
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expExiger is seeking a motivated, self-driven Senior Database Administrator who designs, builds and optimizes databases, working closely with engineering, data, and security teams. The role involves managing core transactional databases and cloud data platforms, ensuring they are secure, performant, and aligned with the company's data strategy.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceInformation TechnologyLegalRisk ManagementSaaSSoftwareSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Architect and evolve cloud-native data platforms for production and analytics (RDS, Snowflake, S3, Iceberg, Trino/Athena)
Drive architectural changes to improve scalability and reduce cost, including migration to open, storage-centric designs
Own performance optimization across data workloads, partnering on query, schema, and data model improvements
Lead modern data architecture beyond traditional databases (data lakes, open table formats, decoupled compute)
Design and own high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region strategies, balancing resilience, performance, and cost
Apply FinOps best practices to analyze and optimize cloud data spend
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams
Promote DevOps and platform best practices (IaC, automation, self-service, lifecycle management)
Define standards for scalable, reliable, and cost-transparent data storage and access
Ensure security, compliance, and governance across databases and lakehouse platforms
Mentor engineers and DBAs on modern, cost-aware cloud data architecture
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in database administration with increasing ownership of cloud architecture decisions
Deep expertise in cloud-based database design, cost and efficiency planning, performance tuning, and scaling strategies
Hands-on experience with high availability, replication, backup, and disaster recovery in the cloud
Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity as it relates to data platforms
Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms with strict uptime and compliance requirements
Preferred
Prior experience in compliance, risk, financial services, or data-intensive SaaS environments
Benefits
Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time off
Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits
Competitive compensation package
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicable
Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming
Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certifications
Company
Exiger
Exiger provides technology-enabled risk and compliance services to help heavily regulated firms.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$182MKey Investors
Monroe CapitalCarrick Capital Partners
2023-12-19Acquired
2022-08-31Debt Financing· $32M
2021-11-09Debt Financing· $70M
Leadership Team
Bob Kolasky
Senior Vice President
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