Senior Database Administrator - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•San Francisco, CA

10d•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator to support and operate Postgres and MySQL platforms in cloud based production environments. In this role, you will provide hands on production support, ensure day to day operational stability, and play a critical role in maintaining the performance, reliability, and scalability of business critical database systems. This is a customer impacting role that requires deep technical expertise, solid troubleshooting skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a 24×7 production support environment, including participation in on call rotations. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

5+ years of experience on Postgres database administration. Must have a good understanding of Postgres database architecture, administration and configuration
5+ years of experience using SQL for querying, manipulating and managing data within the database
5+ years of experience in optimizing database performance through indexing, query tuning and other techniques
3+ years of experience in MySQL database administration. Must have a good understanding of Postgres database architecture, administration and configuration
3+ years of experience in systems analysis
3+ years of experience in presenting and demonstrating solutions to peers and Sr. Management
2+ years of experience with Postgres Flexible Server on Azure
2+ years of experience working in an Agile environment
Good knowledge of Postgres and MySQL security best practices including user management, access controls and data encryption

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience working in a Health Care Environment/ Medical Management experience
3+ years Care Management and Utilization Management experience
2+ years working in a cloud-based environment
Experience working in a virtual team environment
Linux experience
Github, Python, Snowflake, Java, Postgres, Azure
Proven solid communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain Postgres and MySQL databases in Azure across multiple environments
Design and implement database solutions based on application requirements
Maintain documentation related to database design, architecture, and procedures
Tuning of the database and data models for performance
Database upgrades in the Azure environment
Working independently with minimal guidance on multiple tasks across multiple scrum teams
Ensuring security standards are met and backup strategies are in place
Understanding database architecture and design, suggesting improvements and updates to database architecture
Design and develop resilient, reliable, scalable and self-healing solutions to meet and exceed customer requirements
Relieve the team of “churn” and “waste” by introducing automation of menial tasks
Collaborate with engineers on partner-teams to build cohesive and optimal solutions
Communicate clearly and effectively in oral and written forms, and be able to present and demonstrate work to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Mentor junior members of the engineering team to develop and perform as highly as possible
Contribute to development team and help to achieve key business objectives
Contribute to large, complex projects to achieve key business objectives
Collaborate with the team on application architecture design and decision-making
Design and implement database enhancements in collaboration with different teams
Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
Translates highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
The candidate must be able to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment
Present and demonstrate solutions to peers and Sr Management