Senior Database Administrator

IQUASAR LLC•Washington, DC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

iQuasar LLC is seeking to fill the position of Senior Database Administrator in Washington, DC. We strive to provide the next generation of cutting-edge technologies. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in engineering, software development, and other key areas. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, a matching 401k plan, and other benefits given below, excellent training, and a vibrant working environment. Our employees are exceptional, giving us a competitive advantage by innovating solutions with a strong sense of mission and integrity. One of our clients in Washington, DC needs a Senior Database Administrator for a contract position.

Requirements

AWS Certified Database Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud/database certifications preferred.
Strong expertise in PostgreSQL and MySQL administration across on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in PostgreSQL and MySQL installation, configuration, optimization, clustering, replication, backup/recovery, and ongoing maintenance.
Proven ability to manage PostgreSQL and MySQL environments across multiple platforms including VMware, AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and on-premises infrastructure.
Strong experience with MySQL Cluster, replication technologies, failover configurations, and high-availability database architectures.
Experience implementing database security solutions including encryption, IAM integration, SSL/TLS, and secure access controls.
Hands-on experience migrating PostgreSQL and MySQL clusters to AWS cloud environments, including assessments, planning, and providing technical recommendations.
Experience with backup and recovery tools, monitoring solutions, automation scripting, and disaster recovery planning.
Ability to participate in on-call rotations and perform mandatory maintenance activities during scheduled maintenance windows.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Aurora MySQL highly preferred.
Strong knowledge of AWS networking, storage, security, and infrastructure services supporting database environments.
Experience automating database administration tasks using shell scripting, Python, Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation tools.
Familiarity with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus.
Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical enterprise database environments with strict uptime and performance requirements.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise database environments to AWS Cloud.
Expertise in AWS MySQL, with strong hands-on experience in MySQL cluster administration, PostgreSQL and SQL database technologies, including installation, configuration, maintenance, replication, backup/recovery, and performance tuning of enterprise database systems across both on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
Work independently and collaborate closely with stakeholders, application teams, and infrastructure engineers to streamline deployments, improve database reliability, and ensure consistent data operations across multiple environments.
Troubleshoot database performance issues, analyze execution plans, optimize SQL queries, and implement database performance tuning strategies.
Implement database security solutions including encryption, IAM integration, SSL/TLS, and secure access controls.
Migrate PostgreSQL and MySQL clusters to AWS cloud environments, including assessments, planning, and providing technical recommendations.
Utilize backup and recovery tools, monitoring solutions, automation scripting, and disaster recovery planning.
Participate in on-call rotations and perform mandatory maintenance activities during scheduled maintenance windows.