Technology, Senior Database Administrator, Director

BTIG•New York, NY

5d•$180,000 - $225,000

About The Position

BTIG is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Database Administrator to design, deliver, and maintain a robust, high-performance database infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for the administration, optimization, and security of PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse, and KDB+ databases supporting critical internal applications and trading systems.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience in database administration and architecture in a clustered environment.
Deep, hands-on expertise with SQL Server (all versions) and PostgreSQL, with experience running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes (e.g., CloudNativePG).
Strong practical experience with MongoDB, Redis, and ClickHouse. Familiarity with KDB+ a plus.
Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, and Helm for database infrastructure provisioning.
Experience with GitOps workflows (Flux, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) for database deployment automation.
Familiarity with Prometheus and Grafana for database observability.
Experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms (Rubrik) for database protection, point-in-time recovery, and compliance retention policies.
Experience with enterprise workload automation platforms (ActiveBatch, Apache Airflow), including managing their underlying database dependencies.
Thorough understanding of underlying database technologies, architecture, and emerging industry trends.
Experience supporting database infrastructure in financial services, capital markets, or trading environments is strongly preferred.
Outstanding organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
Strategic thinker with a budget-focused mindset and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Strong leadership and people skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and drive results through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with KDB+ a plus.
Experience supporting database infrastructure in financial services, capital markets, or trading environments is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain SQL Server and Postgres environments, including backups and restores using Rubrik, space management, capacity planning, and archiving.
Proactively optimize database performance, including analyzing query execution plans, tuning SQL queries, and optimizing indexes.
Manage database schema migrations using golang-migrate and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
Use Redgate, pgAdmin, for database DevOps, administration, and cross-platform management.
Execute seamless database upgrades and migrations across all supported versions.
Evaluate and deploy CloudNativePG for Kubernetes-native PostgreSQL deployments on Kubernetes.
Build and maintain database monitoring dashboards and alerts using Prometheus and Grafana.
Integrate database health metrics with existing LogicMonitor infrastructure monitoring.
Set up proactive measures to maintain database health, performance, and availability across all environments.
Implement and enforce standard security parameters, including rigorous access controls and restrictions on individual logins, to protect company data and ensure compliance with financial regulatory requirements.
Manage database credentials and secrets rotation through HashiCorp Vault and LastPass.
Ensure database backup policies meet regulatory retention and disaster recovery requirements using Rubrik.
Partner closely with application developers to configure connectors and optimize database interactions across Linux and Windows environments.
Administer and optimize ActiveBatch workload automation, including maintaining its SQL Server backend and scheduling database maintenance jobs.
Build and manage data orchestration workflows in Apache Airflow for database ETL, maintenance, and pipeline scheduling.
Support Redpanda (Kafka-compatible) streaming data pipelines that connect to database systems.
Leverage a DevOps mindset to script, automate, and create self-service tools for routine DBA tasks using CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub).