Database Administrator (Boston,MA - US)
$121,679–$147,639 year
Hybrid · Chicago, Illinois, United States or New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Database Administrator (Boston, MA – US) at Energy Solutions. Responsible for managing databases with emphasis on performance, security, availability, and governance; cross-functional collaboration with Development/QA/Operations; development and maintenance of Power BI dashboards and reports to support data-driven decision making; ensure robust backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies; implement data security controls and governance, and optimize deployment pipelines in a hybrid work environment across multiple US offices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in any field or equivalent experience required
- 5 years of experience in a database administration (DBA) role or equivalent
- Experience managing production database environments for reliability, performance tuning, access control, and security
- Experience partnering with Development/QA/Operations to support deployments, environment health, and incident response
- Experience building or maintaining dashboards/reports (Power BI and/or Tableau) and performing structured data analysis for business users
- Expertise with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) including schema design considerations, query tuning, and index strategy
- Strong skills in database monitoring, profiling, and troubleshooting (capacity, bottlenecks, query performance, indexing)
- Working knowledge of database security and access controls, including roles/permissions, auditing, and encryption concepts
- Experience with backup/recovery concepts and supporting disaster recovery preparedness (validation, documentation, restoration readiness)
- Familiarity with scripting (Python, Bash) for automation and operational tooling
- Experience supporting data governance practices (e.g., lineage, security, quality, governance)
- Ability to translate business needs into analytical deliverables (datasets, reports, dashboards) and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Additional Requirements
- Not accepting applications from candidates residing in Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota
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