Database Administrator
About The Position
ManhattanLife Insurance and Annuity Company was founded in 1850, the Company’s longevity makes it one of the oldest and most reliable health and life insurance companies in the country. Operating successfully for over 175 years is a testimony to ManhattanLife’s enduring history, and an indicator of the reliability of our future. ManhattanLife’s headquarters are in Houston, TX and the company is continually growing with multiple office locations nation-wide. ManhattanLife offers attractive employee benefits starting day one, including immediate coverage under our health, dental and vision plans. We offer flexible schedules, including shortened hours on Fridays, free parking, company-wide events, professional development (LOMA testing) and a company-wide wellness program. We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support mission-critical Health & Life insurance systems. This role is responsible for the reliability, performance, security, and compliance of relational and NoSQL database platforms, with a strong emphasis on SQL Server, DB2, and MongoDB. The ideal candidate has experience operating in regulated environments and supporting high-availability, data-driven applications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or in a related field.
- At least 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
- Strong expertise in: Microsoft SQL Server (administration, HA/DR, performance tuning) DB2
- MongoDB (replica sets, sharding, performance monitoring)
- Experience supporting enterprise, high-volume transactional systems.
- Strong SQL skills and understanding of data modeling principles.
- Experience with backup/recovery strategies and business continuity planning.
- Familiarity with Windows, iSeries, and Linux server environments.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Azure Certification preferred.
- Experience in Health & Life Insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, data privacy, and audit requirements.
- Cloud database experience (Azure SQL/Fabric, Atlas, or equivalent).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and database deployment automation.
- Certifications (Microsoft, MongoDB, or cloud platforms).
Responsibilities
- Administer, monitor, and maintain SQL Server, DB2, and MongoDB databases across development, test, and production environments.
- Design and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions (Always On, replication, clustering, backups, restores).
- Ensure database performance tuning and optimization, including indexing strategies and query analysis.
- Implement and enforce data security, encryption, access controls, and auditing in compliance with HIPAA and insurance regulatory standards.
- Perform DB Backup Restores as needed.
- Support application teams with database design, schema changes, data modeling, and release deployments.
- Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar).
- Monitor database health, capacity, and growth; proactively identify risks and performance issues.
- Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and production support rotations.
- Maintain documentation for database standards, procedures, and architecture.
- Configure data replication via Mirroring and CDC technologies.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams.
Benefits
- attractive employee benefits starting day one, including immediate coverage under our health, dental and vision plans
- flexible schedules, including shortened hours on Fridays
- free parking
- company-wide events
- professional development (LOMA testing)
- company-wide wellness program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
