Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fuze Health is dedicated to enhancing healthcare solutions and is seeking a Junior Database Administrator to join their Technology Platform team. The role involves maintaining and monitoring database environments, supporting cross-functional requests, and developing skills as a cloud-based DBA in a production-level ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Assist in managing AWS RDS instances by monitoring database health, identifying performance issues, and participating in root-cause investigations
- Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to ensure 24/7 database availability and rapid response to production incidents across our global infrastructure
- Execute quarterly patching, monthly index reviews, and backup integrity testing within a live production environment
- Advance your T-SQL knowledge by participating in code reviews and assisting Developer and TechOps teams with query optimization and execution
- Utilize Python, PowerShell, and other scripting languages to build or maintain automation tools (e.g., AWS Lambdas, GitHub Action workflows, etc.)
- Manage user permissions, SOPs, and disaster recovery runbooks while helping ensure regulatory framework compliance (including HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2) across all database systems
Skills
- Experience: 1–3 years in a DBA or Database Support role; must have hands-on exposure to a live, production-level environment
- SQL Server: Practical experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 or newer
- AWS Environment: Hands-on experience or a solid understanding of AWS core services (RDS, Lambda, State Machines, CloudWatch)
- Scripting: Proficiency in T-SQL; exposure to Python and PowerShell for automation tasks
- Core Concepts: Strong understanding of ACID properties, indexing, backup/restore strategies, and database security
- Collaboration & Reliability: Strong communication skills to work closely with distributed DevOps and TechOps teams, alongside a clear commitment to supporting the on-call rotation
- Experience or familiarity with automated cloud monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch DMVs)
- Exposure to infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Terraform for RDS) or cloud-native database architectures
- Experience or familiarity working within compliance-driven, regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2)
- Soft Skills: A natural curiosity for staying current with SQL Server features and a calm, methodical approach to problem-solving under pressure
Benefits
- Dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from
- A 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Group life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
- Commuter benefits
- Employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
- Additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
- Flexible vacation time
- Accrued paid sick time
- 10 paid holidays
- (2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees)
- Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Additional paid weeks for the birthing parent
- 4 weeks paid caregiver leave
- A Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month
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