Senior Database Administrator

Job Description

Job Title Senior Database Administrator Job Description We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator with deep expertise in AWS cloud data services and strong experience supporting healthcare-grade systems . This role will be responsible for managing both on-premises and cloud-based database environments, ensuring high availability, data security, regulatory compliance, and optimal performance. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, technically skilled, and collaborative, with a proven track record in supporting mission-critical data environments in regulated industries. Your role: Database Management Administer AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB , and other AWS-managed database services for a 24x7 production environment. Maintain and support legacy on-premise SQL Server environments and coordinate migrations to newer versions and cloud platforms. Monitor and manage SQL Agent jobs , troubleshoot job failures, and maintain operational continuity. Perform regular maintenance tasks, including backups, patching, schema updates, and deployments . Automate administrative and monitoring tasks through scripts and infrastructure-as-code solutions . Data Security, Availability & Compliance Implement and maintain database security policies, access controls, encryption, and auditing to support healthcare data compliance (e.g., HIPAA). Design and support disaster recovery and high-availability solutions , ensuring alignment with business continuity plans and SLAs . Enforce robust change management and security standards across development, staging, and production environments. Ensure ongoing compliance with healthcare data regulations , including data retention and protection requirements. Troubleshooting & Operational Support Diagnose and resolve database performance and connectivity issues proactively. Provide incident support and root cause analysis for database-related service disruptions. Collaborate with DevOps, application, and infrastructure teams to support and improve end-to-end performance. Database Design & Optimization Participate in the design, normalization, and optimization of database schemas, indexes, and stored procedures. Implement and manage replication, clustering , and failover configurations for high availability and scalability. Conduct capacity planning and make strategic recommendations to ensure system performance under growing workloads. Support development teams with guidance on database best practices during architecture and review phases. You're the right fit if: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline. 10+ years of hands-on database administration experience, including 3 + years with AWS database services . AWS Certifications such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty , SysOps Administrator , or Cloud Practitioner are preferred. Expert knowledge of SQL Server 2008 R2 to 2019+ , with migration experience to latest platforms. Proficient in AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB , and AWS shared responsibility model. Strong expertise in T-SQL , query tuning, stored procedure development, and optimization. Proven experience in SQL Server replication (transactional and merge), clustering, and availability groups. Familiarity with VMware and running SQL within virtualized environments. Hands-on experience with database performance monitoring tools (e.g., SQL Sentry, Datadog). Exposure to BI/data warehousing tools and techniques is a plus. Experience supporting data systems in regulated industries (healthcare, life sciences, etc.), with working knowledge of HIPAA compliance. Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills. Highly motivated, self-starter , with strong ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. Learn more about our business . Discover our rich and exciting history . Learn more about our purpose . If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here . #LI-EU #LI-Hybrid