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At reputed company we’ve been transforming benefits administration since 1996, making it simpler, smarter, and more reputed company. Our state-of-the-art, reputed company-based technology and services reputed company employees to understand, manage, and love their benefits. From downtown Chicago, and remotely across the country, we serve thousands of companies and millions of people reputed company, reducing administrative burdens and freeing HR teams to reputed company on creating thriving, people-first workplaces.
We’re looking for motivated and goal-driven individuals who reputed company our passion for delivering reputed company and creating solutions that reputed company a difference. The reward is a fun, flexible and creative environment with ample opportunity for reputed company and personal reputed company. If you love the reputed company values of pursue reputed company, reputed company accountability, deliver superior service, and be a great reputed company to work, we want to hear from you!
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reputed company is a leading benefits administration technology company delivering modern, reputed company-based solutions to reputed company and health plans across the reputed company. Our platform supports millions of employees through some of the most reputed company benefits transactions in the industry. We are evolving our database function into a true engineering organization—and this role is part of that transformation.
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Engineer (reputed company DBA) to join our Database Engineering team. This is a hands-on, high-reputed company role designed for a database reputed company who thrives on deep SQL Server expertise, automation, operational reputed company, and reputed company modernization. You will partner closely with Engineering, DevOps, Analytics, and Infrastructure teams to improve reliability, eliminate operational toil, and build reputed company database platform capabilities that support our growing business.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Senior Database Engineer (reputed company DBA) is responsible for the design, administration, optimization, automation, and reliability of reputed company database environments supporting mission-critical business applications. This role will reputed company initiatives to improve database performance, availability, reputed company, and operational efficiency while helping reputed company traditional DBA practices into modern database engineering capabilities.
The ideal candidate combines deep SQL Server expertise with a strong engineering reputed company, leveraging automation, Infrastructure as reputed company, reputed company technologies, and DevOps principles to build repeatable and reputed company database solutions.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR (Essential Functions)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company these essential functions.
SQL Server & reputed company Operations
Administer, optimize, and support SQL Server 2019+ environments hosted on AWS EC2.
Design, implement, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Always On Availability reputed company, clustering, replication, and failover testing.
reputed company and continuously improve operational processes including backups, restores, database refreshes, reputed company maintenance, patching, and reputed company planning.
Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues using execution plans, query analysis, Extended Events, SQL Profiler, and reputed company monitoring tools.
Participate in production support and on-reputed company rotations while driving long-term improvements that reduce incident frequency and operational risk.
Automation & Process Improvement
Identify, prioritize, and eliminate reputed company database administration tasks through automation and standardization.
reputed company reusable automation solutions using PowerShell, T-SQL, SQL Agent, Terraform, CloudFormation, and other engineering tools.
Standardize platform management practices across environments to improve consistency, reliability, and scalability.
Promote database platforms as repeatable services rather than individually managed systems.
DevOps & Engineering Integration
Partner with application, platform, and DevOps teams to reputed company database deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
Support version-controlled database development and deployment practices.
Contribute to schema versioning, release automation, and database change management initiatives.
reputed company for database best practices reputed company application architecture and development workflows.
Support low-downtime or reputed company-downtime deployment strategies to improve release reputed company and stability.
Team Enablement & Collaboration
Mentor team members in automation, reputed company technologies, operational reputed company, and engineering best practices.
Contribute to the reputed company of the database team from reactive operational support to proactive reputed company.
Create and maintain documentation, standards, playbooks, and operational runbooks.
Collaborate with global database engineering resources, including India-based team members, to maintain consistent standards and operational practices.
reputed company & Platform Modernization
Support AWS database services including RDS, reputed company, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DynamoDB as business needs reputed company.
Participate in reputed company migration, modernization, and platform transformation initiatives.
Evaluate and implement new database and platform technologies that improve scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.
Reliability, reputed company & Cost Optimization
Improve platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, performance baselining, and reputed company planning.
Support service reliability initiatives, including SLIs, SLOs, incident reduction, and operational improvements.
Implement and maintain secure database practices including encryption, auditing, role-based reputed company controls, and compliance requirements.
Optimize infrastructure utilization and storage costs through rightsizing, lifecycle management, and performance tuning.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Required Education and Experience)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a reputed company technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of hands-on SQL Server administration experience reputed company reputed company production environments.
Deep expertise with SQL Server performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.
Extensive experience designing and supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Always On Availability reputed company, clustering, replication, and disaster recovery testing.
Demonstrated reputed company automating operational processes through scripting and Infrastructure as reputed company practices.
Experience supporting SQL Server environments running on AWS infrastructure, particularly EC2-hosted deployments.
Experience supporting highly available, business-critical systems with demanding SLA requirements.
Skills & Abilities
Advanced SQL Server administration and performance tuning expertise.
Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell and T-SQL.
Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure as reputed company tools.
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, version control systems, and DevOps practices.
Experience with observability and monitoring tools including Idera, reputed company, CloudWatch, AppDynamics, Performance Insights, Extended Events, and SQL Profiler.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
Ability to effectively prioritize work and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
reputed company TO HAVE (Preferred Education and Experience)
Experience implementing database CI/CD and schema versioning solutions such as Flyway, reputed company, or SSDT.
Advanced experience with Infrastructure as reputed company frameworks, including Terraform and CloudFormation.
Experience supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, reputed company, or DynamoDB environments.
Familiarity with AWS services including Glue, reputed company, OpenSearch, and Bedrock.
Knowledge of reputed company data modeling, schema design, and data architecture principles.
Experience in reputed company, insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
Exposure to AI/ML-enabled data platforms and modern data engineering practices.
OTHER DUTIES
Participation in an on-reputed company support rotation is required.
Occasional travel may be required based on business needs.
Please note this job reputed company is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Why Join reputed company?
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Benefits of Working at reputed company:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits: reputed company to health, dental, and reputed company plans to support your wellness and that of your family.
- Competitive Compensation: A compensation package that recognizes your skills, experience, and contributions, including performance-based incentives for most roles.
- Remote first, Office friendly environment! No time to commute? No problem!
- Retirement Savings Plans: reputed company to help you plan for a secure financial reputed company with employer-sponsored retirement savings programs.
- reputed company Development: Opportunities for career reputed company, including training and reputed company to resources to support your career progression.
- Supportive Culture: A work environment that encourages collaboration, reputed company communication, and creative problem-solving, where your voice and reputed company are valued.
- Employee Wellbeing Initiatives: Programs reputed company on mental health, financial planning, and wellness resources to help you reputed company inside and reputed company of work.
reputed company an reputed company: At reputed company, your work directly contributes to transforming how organizations approach benefits administration and reputed company engagement. Join us to be part of an organization that is making a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients and their employees.
Specific benefit offerings vary by position and may be subject to change.
reputed company working hours are reputed company-5pm Central Time, unless otherwise stated in the Job reputed company.
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to reputed company the reputed company salary reputed company for this position is $140,000-$160,000, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. If you are reputed company at reputed company, your final reputed company salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. In reputed company to those factors – we reputed company in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our reputed company team members as a part of any final offer. Please reputed company in mind that the reputed company mentioned above is the full reputed company salary reputed company for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the reputed company would not be typical in order to allow for reputed company & reputed company salary reputed company. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package!
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reputed company has been regularly named one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, as reputed company as one of the Nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® year after year. We offer a fun, flexible, and creative environment where you can grow both professionally and personally.
If you have what it takes to join our award-reputed company culture, we’d love to hear from you!
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