Database Administrator III
Location: Chandler, AZ (Hybrid – 3 days/week onsite)
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.
- 5+ years of UNIX/Linux experience
- Advanced knowledge of:
- Shell scripting
- Exposure to Python scripting (preferred)
- 3+ years of experience with:
- NoSQL / Distributed databases
- Hands-on experience or familiarity with:
- Cassandra
- SingleStore
- CockroachDB
- Redis
- TigerGraph
- 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
- Experience with:
- Red Hat OpenShift
- Linux-based container platforms
- Familiarity with DevOps tools such as:
- Experience supporting automation and infrastructure operations
- Experience managing:
- Development, performance, and production environments
- Strong background in:
- Production support
- High-volume, enterprise-scale environments
- 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
- 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
