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Senior Database Administrator - Ohio, United States - 8462 - TQL
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Country
USA
State
Ohio
City
Cincinnati
Descriptions & requirements
About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to enhance the availability, scalability, and automation of our database infrastructure. Our team is responsible for supporting SQL Server, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, and Azure SQL DB. In this role, you will collaborate with Application Development teams to build resilient database solutions that meet the demands of our large-scale applications.
Key responsibilities:
- Design, automate, and monitor highly available and scalable database solutions
- Optimize database performance, tuning queries, indexes, and schemas for SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Azure SQL DB
- Partner with Application Development teams to guide best practices for database architecture and performance
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for database automation and configuration management
- Enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability to facilitate proactive issue resolution
- Improve database security, backups, and disaster recovery strategies
- Support CI/CD processes for database changes to ensure reliability and compliance
- Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive improvements in database resilience
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend enhancements
- On-call, but also working on ways to avoid on-call
Qualifications & experience:
- 5+ years of experience in database administration, reliability engineering, or database engineering
- Deep expertise in SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Azure SQL DB
- Experience working in high-transaction, large-scale application environments
- Strong proficiency in automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, or Kubernetes
- Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation
- Experience implementing database monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and database-as-a-service (DBaaS)
- Expertise in query optimization, performance tuning, and indexing strategies
- Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for database management
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with developers and engineers on other teams
- Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with containerized database workloads (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
- Certifications in SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, or Azure
- Experience with multi-region and globally distributed databases
Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position. Applicants requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., F-1 STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, J1 etc.) will not be considered.
About Us
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation. TQL connects customers with truckload freight that needs to be moved with quality carriers who have the capacity to move it.
As a company that operates 24/7/365, TQL manages work-life balance with sales support teams that assist with accounting, and after hours calls and specific needs. At TQL, the opportunities are endless which means that there is room for career advancement and the ability to write your own paycheck.
What's your worth? Our open and transparent communication from management creates a successful work environment and custom career path for our employees. TQL is an industry-leader in the logistics industry with unlimited potential. Be a part of something big.
Total Quality Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at recruiting@tql.com
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Total Quality Logistics LLC
Look around. Virtually everything you use, wear, and eat has made its way to you thanks to the transportation industry - and specifically, truckload transportation. TQL provides the expertise, strategy, and solutions to get raw materials and finished products where they need to be 24/7/365.
We are a nationally recognized, proven leader in transportation logistics. We connect consumer product and industrial goods shippers with truck operators who transport their freight to market destinations across North America. Our 2,000-member workforce identifies the right trucks for particular freight loads, negotiates rates, and ensures on-time delivery. Our insistence on honest, straightforward communications minimizes missed shipments, delays, and product shortages on store shelves.
Our Clients
In 2011, we worked with more than 7,000 customers and 50,000 carriers across North America to move more than 500,000 loads. We moved approximately 3,500 different types of commodities including fresh fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and beverages, meat and poultry, machinery and equipment, and much more. We are recognized experts in moving time-sensitive products, temperature controlled shipments, and cross-border moves.
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