Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ETHOS - Talent & Advisory is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join its Information Systems Team. The role involves managing and optimizing databases for performance and security, while also leading data analysis efforts and developing dashboards to support strategic decision-making across various teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and optimize company databases for performance, reliability, security, and scalability
• Perform database administration tasks across relational and NoSQL environments
• Create and manage database users, roles, and permissions to ensure proper access controls
• Monitor database performance and troubleshoot bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and indexing issues
• Evaluate and tune queries, indexes, and configurations to optimize performance
• Implement and maintain data security controls including encryption, auditing, and compliance measures
• Establish and enforce data governance policies across the organization
• Ensure data integrity and availability through robust backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Design and implement logical data models and build usable datasets for self-service analytics
• Design and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports supporting business decision-making
• Partner with Development, QA, and Operations teams to support deployments and incident response

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in any field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of Database Administrator experience managing production environments
• Expertise with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) including schema design, query tuning, and index strategy
• Strong database monitoring, profiling, and troubleshooting skills
• Experience building or maintaining dashboards and reports (Power BI and/or Tableau)
• Working knowledge of database security, access controls, roles/permissions, auditing, and encryption
• Experience with backup/recovery concepts and disaster recovery preparedness
• Ability to translate business needs into analytical deliverables and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash) for automation

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