Database Administrator III - Hybrid 3x

Database Administrator III

Location: Chandler, AZ (Hybrid – 3 days/week onsite)

Role Overview

The Database Administrator III will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining emerging distributed database platforms on Linux/UNIX environments. This role supports multiple application teams by ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of database systems across development, performance, and production environments.

Core Skills & Experience

Operating Systems & Scripting

• 5+ years of UNIX/Linux experience
• Advanced knowledge of:
  • Shell scripting
  • Exposure to Python scripting (preferred)

Database Technologies

• 3+ years of experience with:
  • NoSQL / Distributed databases
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with:
  • Cassandra
  • SingleStore
  • CockroachDB
  • Redis
  • TigerGraph

Cluster & Distributed Systems Expertise

• Deep understanding of:
  • Cluster management
  • Adding/removing nodes
  • Replication strategies
  • Consistency tuning
  • Multi-data center (multi-DC) configurations
• Experience building and maintaining fully functional database clusters

Cloud, Containers & Platforms

• Experience with:
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Linux-based container platforms

DevOps & Automation

• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as:
  • BladeLogic
  • Ansible
• Experience supporting automation and infrastructure operations

Operations & Production Support

• Experience managing:
  • Development, performance, and production environments
• Strong background in:
  • Production support
  • High-volume, enterprise-scale environments

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain distributed database systems
• Manage and optimize database clusters
• Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability
• Support multiple environments (dev, test, prod)
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams
• Implement best practices for database operations and automation

Core Competencies

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to work across teams with varying technical expertise