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Senior Database Administrator

Metronome, LLC
401(k)
United States, Texas, San Antonio
Jul 25, 2025

Job Title: Database Administrator
Location: San Antonio, Texas (Onsite/Hybrid)
Clearance: TS/SCI
Employment Type: Full-Time
Education: BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Salary: Based on experience
Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and bonus structure

  • Comprehensive health insurance

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Generous PTO

Application: Apply here, on our Careers Page @ Careers - Metronome (wearemetronome.com), or email your resume to r.derring@wearemetronome.com.
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Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator to support mission-critical systems by managing relational and non-relational databases across classified and unclassified environments. This role focuses on AWS-hosted solutions, automation, data orchestration, and maintaining data integrity across systems. Ideal candidates will bring a strong understanding of cloud database architecture, data pipelines, and infrastructure automation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Administer and maintain multiple databases in both unclassified and classified AWS environments

  • Provide system administration for core data-related AWS services

  • Deploy and manage AWS-hosted database solutions (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.)

  • Monitor and optimize database performance, ensuring uptime and scalability

  • Implement security best practices, disaster recovery, and backup/recovery strategies

  • Manage data life cycles, quality, ingestion, transformation, and modeling

  • Leverage cross domain solutions (e.g., AWS Diode) for secure data exchanges

  • Automate database maintenance tasks using scripting and orchestration tools

  • Design and manage cloud-based data pipelines using AWS services (Lambda, EKS, Kubernetes, etc.)

Required Skills
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in database engineering/administration

  • 2+ years hands-on experience with AWS services and database management

  • Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases

  • Understanding of data migration, replication, modeling, and modernization

  • Experience with automation, scripting (Python or Bash), and infrastructure as code

  • Proficiency in performance tuning, data quality assurance, and disaster recovery planning

  • Ability to orchestrate data pipelines and apply programming concepts to data workflows

Certifications
  • Required: IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA Security, SSCP)

  • Preferred: AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty, AWS SysOps Administrator)

Preferred Skills
  • Proficiency in AWS-native tools and services: Kubernetes, EKS, Diode, Lambda

  • Experience with secure data movement across classified environments

  • Familiarity with cloud orchestration and containerized database deployment

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