Senior Database Administrator

Overview Job Purpose Provides support to and maintains multiple production and/or non-production databases of significant and/or strategic impact across the enterprise. Responsible for standards and design of physical data storage, maintenance, access and security administration. Responsibilities + Provide strategic engineering leadership to drive technology improvements + Take ownership of projects to ensure successful implementation including Tech-Stack upgrade efforts + Foster relationship and act as a technical liaison between the DBA Team and the Lines of Business + Performs backup and recovery on Database Management Systems, configures database parameters and prototype designs against logical data models, and defines data repository requirements, data dictionaries and warehousing requirements + Optimizes database access and allocates/re-allocates database resources for optimum configuration, database performance and cost + Ensures service level agreements are met for internal and external clients + Provides status reports that detail issues for escalation to management + Performs configuration, scripting, analysis, installation, monitoring, administration and tuning for database management systems + Performs data analysis to provide management with timely and accurate information and predict future requirements + Develops, implements and tests database backup and recovery policies and procedures. + Creates and maintains documentation for database policies, procedures, and processes. + Performs/schedules routine maintenance on databases to keep them running at peak performance. + Monitors database performance, availability, and capacity + Review database storage utilization to ensure proper whitespace allocations + Review and develop trend analysis for incident remediation and prevention + Participates in continuous business process redesign to improve internal operations + Interfaces with user departments remotely and on-site to assist in the implementation of work requests and provide operational support + Troubleshoots issues and recommends solutions + Research and evaluate new RDBMS for possible implementation + Performs other duties as required Knowledge and Experience + Bacheloru2019s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience + 9+ years of experience working with various database management systems in database design, testing, implementation, maintenance and administration in a multiple platform environment. + Required to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation + Expert level knowledge of SQL Server database management systems (2012, 2014, 2017, & 2019 [SQL 2022 is a plus]) + Expert level knowledge SQL performance and tuning + Expert level knowledge of Microsoft GEO-Clustering and Always-On Availability Groups in local and geographically dispersed data centers + Extensive knowledge of task automation + Strong database design and analysis skills + Knowledge of backup and recovery operations for database management systems + Knowledge of database encryption such as Always Encrypted, Protegrity, TDE, and TLS + Knowledge of OS, storage, and network layers for troubleshooting purposes + Knowledge of relational database concepts and terminology + Ability to monitor and tune databases and instances + Ability to maintain and monitor availability, security, and integrity of databases + Ability to focus on production and customer needs and deliverables + Ability to adapt to the use of new software tools as they are acquired or adopted within IT + Strong written and verbal communication skills + Must be self-motivated, a team player, and have a strong track record in customer satisfaction + Demonstrated experience with successful system and project implementations Preferred Knowledge and Experience + Knowledge of PowerShell Scripting and Automation + Knowledge of AWS u2013 RDS SQL + Knowledge of Microsoft Azure RDBMS + Knowledge of Cloud SaaS RDBMS + Knowledge of OLA Hallengren maintenance plans + Experience with scripting languages + Strong problem-solving skills + Ability to work independently and in a team environment with minimal supervision + Ability to learn and apply new skills in a constantly changing technical environment Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Created: 2026-01-29