At Liaison, weve helped higher education institutions build better, more diverse classes for three decades. You may recognize us as the company behind the Centralized Application Service (CAS), Enrollment Marketing services and platform (EMP), SlideRoom, Time2Track, TargetX (CRM) and Othot.
Everything we do is focused on taking that proven success and expanding its scope and scale. Over 31,000 programs on more than 1,000 campuses see us as a forward-thinking partner integral to meeting their total enrollment goals and were building the data- and mission-driven team that will reinforce our role for decades to come.
The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) leads the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud-native database solutions across AWS and Google Cloud platforms, ensuring optimal performance, security, and high availability for enterprise-wide database systems.
Responsibilities:
Cloud Database Management
- Design and manage database architectures using AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Google Cloud SQL, and other
- Configure and maintain high-availability solutions across multiple availability zones / regions
- Implement and manage database replication, backup strategies, and disaster recovery procedures
- Monitor and optimize cloud database performance, costs, and resource utilization
Technical Operations
- Implement automated backup and recovery procedures using native cloud tools
- Configure and maintain database security controls, including access management and encryption
- Execute performance tuning and query optimization for cloud-native databases
- Maintain documentation of database environment and procedures
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for database deployments
Leadership & Strategy
- Provide technical guidance to team members
- Lead capacity planning and cost optimization initiatives
- Design cloud database solutions
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align database solutions with business objectives
Technical
- Automate complex workflows to improve operational efficiency
- Implement disaster recovery and high-availability solutions
- Perform performance tuning and query optimization
- Maintain documentation of database environment and procedures
Position Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or related field
- 8+ years of database administration experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud database services
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server
- Expertise in AWS RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB
- Proficiency with Google Cloud SQL and BigQuery
- Experience with cloud monitoring and management tools
- Knowledge of database CI/CD processes and tool
- Experience working with distributed teams
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Experience with 24/7 production environment support
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to build positive working relationships within and outside the IT organization
- Strong team player
- Ability to work under pressure, multiple deadlines, and minimal supervision
- Ability to build positive working relationships within and outside the IT organization
- Strong team player
