Senior Database Administrator

Some careers keep systems running. This one lets you become the reason people never have to think about them. Every improvement you make creates confidence, stability, and trust for the people who depend on our platform every day.

You'll feel the satisfaction of solving problems that others can't, knowing your work quietly protects experiences that matter. You'll take pride in leaving every system stronger than you found it, building reliability that lasts long after the work is complete. You'll help reshape the future of how organizations safeguard and trust their most valuable information. You'll set a new standard for thoughtful engineering, where careful decisions become lasting achievements and disciplined craftsmanship earns lasting respect.

Here, your expertise isn't hidden behind layers of process—it drives meaningful outcomes. You'll have the freedom to solve difficult challenges, the ownership to make a measurable difference, and the opportunity to build work you'll be proud to point to for years to come.

If you're motivated by mastery, purpose, and creating something people can genuinely depend on, you'll find a place where your best work truly matters.

ROLE SNAPSHOT

• Pay: $97,000 to $120,000 annually
• Location/Schedule: Remote, Full-Time
• Purpose: Own the performance, reliability, security, and recoverability of a high-traffic PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server cloud environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own production performance across PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Diagnose and resolve execution plan, indexing, locking, blocking, and query performance issues.
• Design and operate high availability, replication, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Lead zero-downtime schema changes and production database migrations.
• Execute large-scale data migrations and backfills using safe, verifiable processes.
• Maintain secure database access, encryption, auditing, and governance practices.
• Build monitoring, alerting, and capacity planning processes.
• Support reporting, analytics, and warehouse performance.
• Continuously improve database reliability, safety, and operational excellence.

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years administering production databases.
• Expert PostgreSQL administration.
• Expert Microsoft SQL Server administration.
• Advanced SQL, T-SQL, and PL/pgSQL.
• Deep experience with execution plan analysis and performance tuning.
• Proven experience leading zero-downtime production migrations.
• Strong HA/DR, replication, backup, and recovery expertise.
• Experience with AWS RDS, Aurora, or equivalent cloud database platforms.
• Strong security, encryption, auditing, and least-privilege practices.
• Excellent written communication.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• ERP or data warehouse experience.
• High-volume transactional platforms.
• BI and warehouse modeling.
• Infrastructure-as-code.
• Redis or distributed caching.
• Event-driven architectures.
• AI-assisted engineering experience.

WHAT WE OFFER

• High-autonomy senior engineering environment.
• Meaningful ownership of mission-critical systems.
• Small, experienced engineering team.
• AI-assisted workflows.
• Opportunity to define database operational standards.
• Challenging technical problems with measurable impact.

Honest Challenge

This role carries significant production ownership. Success requires disciplined execution, careful verification, and comfort making high-impact technical decisions. Completing the short application (about 5 minutes) is required to be considered.

PLEASE NOTE: While we appreciate candidates who reach out directly, given the volume, we are unable to respond to each inquiry individually. 

The pay range for this position is $97,000 to $120,000 annually. Please note that the quoted pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) experience, including industry or specific experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, and/or other applicable laws.

This position is benefits-eligible. Mercola provides competitive, affordable, and diverse benefit programs that support your total health – from a healthy body to a healthy mind. These benefits support you and your family in all aspects of life:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employer Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Dayforce Wallet – get paid as you earn
• Employee Discount
• Retirement Planning (401k with matching contribution)
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Offerings
• Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period based on years of service, starting at 15 days annually.
• 9 Paid Holidays per year, including 1 floating holiday.

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

The Company expects to accept applications for this position until September 8, 2026, but encourages interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. We will review this information, and one of our Talent Acquisition professionals will reach out if your background aligns with the position.

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Mercola and its affiliates (“Mercola”) are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race (including hairstyle and texture), color, religion or belief (or lack thereof) (including religious grooming and dress practices), sex, nationality, national or ethnic origin, civil status, age, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, familial status, marital or registered civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity, gender reassignment, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you need accommodation, please send an email to hr@mercola.com to let us know the nature of your request.

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