Fast Facts

Riverside Insights is seeking a Senior DBA to lead database management efforts, ensuring the health and performance of multiple database technologies while fostering a collaborative engineering culture.

Responsibilities: Oversee database performance, design migration strategies, coach engineers, monitor production issues, and enhance engineering tools and infrastructure.

Skills: Expertise in PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, infrastructure automation (such as Terraform), and schema management best practices, along with strong communication and time management skills.

Qualifications: Mastery of both legacy and cloud-native database systems, and experience with engineering practices that support high-quality, scalable solutions.

Location: Remote with up to 5% travel for off-site meetings

Compensation: $155000 - $175000 / Annually

As a Senior DBA, you will guide our engineering practices to create a sustainable, high-quality enterprise platform. Collaborating with a team of engineers, you will focus on product-oriented engineering that enhances user satisfaction and drives business value. In your role as a leader within the engineering department, you will be responsible for group assessments and for designing and maintaining the infrastructure for software services on our Data Manager platform. Additionally, you will own building engineering and infrastructure tooling, automation, and observability – while expanding the platform to support the company’s vision of a multi-assessment platform that provides comprehensive insights for learners.

In this role you will get to:

• Own the health and oversight of multiple database technologies, including PostgreSQL, Dynamo, SQL Server, and Oracle, and their schemas and performance, across the department.
• Own the strategy of migration efforts for SQL Server and Oracle instances to utilize managed database instances with RDS.
• Own the strategy of ensuring that database schema changes do not require downtime or maintenance windows.
• Work with engineering and product leaders to analyze, estimate, adjust, and implement infrastructure and engineering tooling.
• Coach and mentor engineers across the department.
• Proactively monitor and investigate real-time production issues.
• Foster an open, collaborative engineering culture with empowered teams.

Disclaimer

The above statements describe the general nature and level of the work performed by people assigned to this work. This list does not cover all possible duties, tasks, or responsibilities. Riverside Insights may amend or change responsibilities to meet the needs of the business and organization as necessary. 

• Mastery and ownership of legacy hosted and modern cloud-native managed database systems, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.
• Experience using schema management (such as Liquibase, Sequelize, or Flyway) and code reviews to proactively guide schema and query best practices and performance tuning.
• Experience using infrastructure automation (such as Terraform) to manage database resources, streams, and pipelines with AWS.
• Strong time management skills, with an ability to manage priorities and balance across multiple tasks and activities.
• Strong communication skills, and can clearly and concisely set expectations and provide direct feedback as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Remote
• Up to 5% travel for off-site team meetings
• May require stationary positions (sitting or standing) for extended periods
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans  
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance  
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability  
• Supplemental life insurance options  
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  
• Retirement plan with discretionary company matching  
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options  
• Premium subscription to Calm for employee and dependents 
• Company paid time off (PTO)  
• 13 named holidays, 2 floating holidays, and 4 early-release half days 
• Quarterly Focus Days
• Flexible work arrangements
• Work-from-home expense reimbursement  
• Tuition Reimbursement Program  
• Company orientation and 30/60/90 Day Onboarding 

Compensation: A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $155,000 - $175,000 USD plus applicable bonus. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

Why Join Our Team?  

At Riverside Insights, achieving real results for students and educators is more than talk – it's what we do. As we grow, so will you, offering the chance to expand your skills on an ambitious, solution-focused team. Join us in making great work possible, where your well-being and dedication to making an impact go hand in hand. If you're ready for an ambitious, collaborative environment, Riverside is the place for you. 

Riverside Insights is an Equal-opportunity Employer: 

Riverside Insights provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

At Riverside Insights, every employee has the right to a welcoming and inclusive workplace where their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued and celebrated. 

Thank you for considering joining our growing team and our mission to help elevate potential globally! Please check out www.riversideinsights.com to learn more about our work.