Sr. Database Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

$130,000 - $150,000 + VIP Bonus

$130,000 - $150,000 / year + Bonus

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Database Administrator and Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with 8+ years of experience designing, administering, automating, and supporting mission-critical PostgreSQL, SQL Server, AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift environments across cloud and on-premises platforms. Experienced in database modernization, cloud migrations, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, observability, and automation. AWS Certified professional with a strong focus on reliability engineering, operational excellence, and DevOps practices.

Job Duties

• Design, administer, and support enterprise PostgreSQL environments in AWS and on-premises environments.

• Manage Amazon RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift platforms.

• Lead database modernization and migration initiatives from legacy database platforms to PostgreSQL.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform for database provisioning and management.

• Improve database performance, scalability, availability, reliability, and security.

• Develop automation solutions for database patching, deployments, monitoring, backup validation, and maintenance.

• Integrate database deployments with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.

• Implement monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Grafana, and custom automation.

• Establish PostgreSQL standards, governance, and operational best practices.

• Provide architectural guidance for application teams adopting PostgreSQL and cloud-native database services.

• Design and maintain HA/DR solutions, replication technologies, and recovery strategies.

• Optimize AWS database costs and resource utilization while maintaining performance objectives.

• Mentor junior DBAs and engineers and lead strategic database initiatives.

• Provide 24x7 production support for mission-critical applications and services.

Qualifications:

Relevant Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

• AWS Certified Database – Specialty (or equivalent database certification)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

• EDB PostgreSQL Associate / PostgreSQL Administration Certification

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (optional)

Core Competencies

PostgreSQL, AWS RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, SQL Server, Terraform, CI/CD, Python, PowerShell, Bash, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Grafana, High Availability, Replication, Backup & Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Capacity Planning, Database Automation, Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE).

Additional Requirements and Details:

• Travel required up to 10% of the time.

• Located and working from an office location.

• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

• Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

• Frequent sitting and/or standing.

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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings .

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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