Senior Database Administrator

Your future role at a glance

Location: Remote

Department: Security

Schedule: Full-Time, Days

Salary: $105,830.21 - $147,521.09 per year

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Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

How you'll make an impact in this role

• Architect & Optimize Database Ecosystems: Design, standardize, and implement enterprise-grade database configurations, performance tuning, robust backup/recovery strategies, and proactive alert/monitoring frameworks across multi-platform environments.
• Lead High-Availability & Cross-System Integration: Engineer and govern scalable data and application architectures integrating multiple complex systems, leveraging MSSQL AlwaysOn, Oracle RAC, and Data Guard to ensure maximum uptime and minimal latency.
• Drive Design, Modeling, & Gap Analysis: Facilitate high-level technical design sessions and execute end-to-end ecosystem gap analyses with cross-functional teams and vendors, translating complex business needs into relational/dimensional data models.
• Harden Database Security & Governance: Establish and manage stringent database access governance frameworks and coordinate multi-team vulnerability remediation, providing deep technical guidance on feasibility and risk mitigation.
• Direct Multi-Platform Database Administration: Oversee the lifecycle and full-stack administration of diverse database technologies—including MSSQL (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS), Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB—while optimizing highly complex SQL queries.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

What additional preferences you'll need

• Advanced proficiency in networking topology and infrastructure design, including deep familiarity with TCP/IP protocols, DNS, and secure load balancing.

• Proven track record of managing competing priorities across concurrent enterprise-scale migration or deployment projects within strict timelines.

• Experience leading projects with multiple stakeholders and project teams

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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• Architect & Optimize Database Ecosystems: Design, standardize, and implement enterprise-grade database configurations, performance tuning, robust backup/recovery strategies, and proactive alert/monitoring frameworks across multi-platform environments.
• Lead High-Availability & Cross-System Integration: Engineer and govern scalable data and application architectures integrating multiple complex systems, leveraging MSSQL AlwaysOn, Oracle RAC, and Data Guard to ensure maximum uptime and minimal latency.
• Drive Design, Modeling, & Gap Analysis: Facilitate high-level technical design sessions and execute end-to-end ecosystem gap analyses with cross-functional teams and vendors, translating complex business needs into relational/dimensional data models.
• Harden Database Security & Governance: Establish and manage stringent database access governance frameworks and coordinate multi-team vulnerability remediation, providing deep technical guidance on feasibility and risk mitigation.
• Direct Multi-Platform Database Administration: Oversee the lifecycle and full-stack administration of diverse database technologies—including MSSQL (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS), Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB—while optimizing highly complex SQL queries.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.