Senior Database Administrator, QDI

QIAGEN•Redwood City, CA

2d•$180,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

QIAGEN is hiring a Senior Database Administrator with 5+ years of hands-on experience to keep database platforms fast, secure, and recoverable. The role manages PostgreSQL and other relational systems supporting Java applications, works closely with Engineering and system administrators, and participates in on-call support. The position is fully in-office and includes an on-call rotation for production database support outside regular business hours. The administrator installs, upgrades, and configures database management systems; monitors database health and performance; designs and tests backup and disaster recovery strategies; supports database deployments and troubleshooting; automates routine administration; and manages databases in Docker containers on Linux hosts. The role provides multi-tier database support in a 24x7 on-call rotation and promotes continuity across the team through standardization, automation, documentation, and cross-training.

Requirements

At least 5 years of work experience as a Database Administrator.
Strong hands-on expertise with PostgreSQL.
Proficiency with Docker and Linux.
Experience installing, upgrading, migrating, and configuring DBMS such as SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
Experience monitoring system health, optimizing queries, and resolving performance bottlenecks.
Experience with monitoring and reporting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix.
Experience with data warehousing and offline instances for reporting and analytics.
Experience with backup and disaster recovery planning, execution, and testing.
Strong Unix system administration skills, including attached storage and database sizing for high-performance transactional instances.
Scripting skills in Bash or Python.
Experience supporting Java applications and their database access patterns.
Prior on-call support experience.
Experience collaborating with Engineering and system administrators.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Apache Cassandra.

Responsibilities

Install, upgrade, and configure database management systems, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL.
Monitor system health, optimize queries, and resolve performance bottlenecks using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix.
Design, implement, and regularly test backup and disaster recovery strategies.
Collaborate with software developers, DevOps, and system administrators on schema design, deployments, capacity planning, and troubleshooting for Java-based applications.
Automate routine administration and maintenance tasks using Bash or Python.
Deploy and manage databases in Docker containers on Linux hosts.
Provide multi-tier database support in a 24x7 on-call operations role, rotating with other database administrators.
Ensure operational responsibilities can be performed by other team members through standardization, automation, documentation, and cross-training.