Who we are

Build a brighter future while learning and growing with a Siemens company at the intersection of technology, community and sustainability. Our global team of innovators is always looking to create meaningful solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing our world. Find out how far your passion can take you.

About The Job

We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join team with expertise in database management and configuration in Brightly’s public cloud-based infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based database systems. This role involves ensuring the availability, performance, and security of databases hosted on cloud platforms. The engineer collaborates with development and operations teams to integrate databases with applications and optimize cloud resources. If you’re passionate about databases and seek a challenging role in a dynamic environment, this could be a great fit for you!

What you’ll be doing

• Oversee the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of cloud-based databases.
• Support mission-critical SQL databases with advanced troubleshooting skills for performance and tuning.
• Optimize database systems to ensure they are robust and efficient.
• Analyze solutions and implement best practices for database management.
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes, for efficiency and cost optimization.
• Create, maintain, and document processes for managing production database systems.
• Create tools and automation to simplify database operations and improve efficiency.
• Keep up to date with the latest technology trends.
• Work closely with the DevOps teams on production changes, incident mitigation, support application integration and deployment
• Provide database expertise to engineering teams.
• Perform capacity planning including future storage requirements.
• Lead database-related projects, ensuring timely delivery and implementation of new features.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related discipline; or equivalent work experience.
• 3- 5 years or more of experience supporting SQL Server in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with (but not necessarily all):  
• AWS (Azure a plus) 
• SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL 
• SQL Server, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redis, DynamoDB, Couchbase, RedShift 
• SentryOne , Datadog, CloudWatch  
• Jenkins, DACPACs, Redgate tools 
• Bitbucket, GitHub, SVN 
• PowerShell, Bash, Python (C# or GO a plus) 
• Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, SAM
• Multi-Cloud experience will be preferred.
• Experience with SQL Clustering and Availability Groups and database replication.
• Experience with monitoring and provisioning SQL Server in AWS/Azure.
• Willing to be on 24X7 on-call rotation and respond to production outages.
• Ability to automate redundant tasks using scripts, jobs, and other technologies.
• Strong communication, partnership, teamwork and influencing skills required.
• Experience with source control, with database engineering background.
• A strong interest in cloud technologies and automation and a DevOps mindset

The Brightly culture

We’re guided by a vision of community that serves the ambitions and wellbeing of all people, and our professional communities are no exception. We model that ideal every day by being supportive, collaborative partners to one another, conscientiously making space for our colleagues to grow and thrive. Our passionate team is driven to create a future where smarter infrastructure protects the environments that shape and connect us all. That brighter future starts with us.