Senior Database Reliability Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

TheSr. Database Site Reliability Engineer (DB SRE)is responsible for owning the reliability, availability, and operational maturity ofbusinesscritical Azure PostgreSQL platformssupporting the CoverMyMeds (CMM) platform. This role appliesSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)principles to database services, emphasizing automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and resilience in a modern cloud-native environment.

This role sits withinPlatform Core Engineering, partnering closely with application, platform, security, and network engineering teams. In this environment,there is no separate DBA team-the DB SRE owns database reliability endtoend across development, staging, and production.

Candidates who reside in the Columbus, OH metropolitan area will be given priority. This role will allow for remote work.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role presently or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve thereliability, availability, and performanceof Azure PostgreSQL platforms across dev, stage, and prod

• Design, build, and operatecloud database infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Apply SRE principles to stateful systems, includingenvironment isolation, blastradius reduction, and automation-first operations

• Define and implementdatabase observability(metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts) using enterprise monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog)

• Leadincident responsefor database-related production issues and participate in oncall rotations

• Troubleshoot complex issues across performance, replication, connectivity, failover, and permissions

• Define and validatehigh availability, backup, restore, disaster recovery, and pointintime recovery (PITR)strategies

• Enforceleastprivilege access, support audits, and ensure compliance with security and governance requirements

• Collaborate with platform, application, security, and network teams to designscalable, secure database architectures

• Providesenior technical leadership, set reliability standards, and mentor lessexperienced engineers

Career Level Summary

This is asenior individual contributorrole operating in a highly visible, businesscritical environment. The Sr. DB SRE is expected to work with a high degree of autonomy, influence platform standards, and raise the reliability and operational maturity of the database platform. While not a people manager, the role provides technical leadership and guidance across the broader SRE and platform engineering organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred;relevant experience considered in lieu of degree

• Typically7+ years of relevant experiencein SRE, platform, or infrastructure engineering roles

Critical Skills (Required)

• 7+ yearshandson experience operatingPostgreSQL databasesin cloud environments (Azure strongly preferred)

• Strong production experience (7+ years) supportinghighavailability, businesscritical database platforms

• Deep expertise withInfrastructure as Code, particularlyTerraform

• Experience owning or participating inoncall rotations and incident response

• Strong understanding ofdatabase operations, including performance tuning, replication, backup/restore, and recovery

• Experience designing and operatingdatabase observability and monitoringsolutions

• Solid knowledge ofcloud security principles, including leastprivilege access and audit readiness

• Proven ability to communicate effectively withtechnical and nontechnical stakeholders

Preferred Skills / Nice to Have

• Background as anSRE with strong database depth(not a traditional DBA role)

• Experience withCI/CD pipelines, Git/GitOpsworkflows

• Familiarity withKubernetes(AKS preferred),Helm, andArgoCD

• Experience operating stateful workloads inAzure cloud environments

• Exposure toregulated or highly controlled environments

• Broader cloud platform experience beyond databases

Why This Role Is Compelling

• Highimpact role on anew, cloudbased Azure platform

• Trueownershipof database reliability with influence over standards and architecture

• Opportunity to shape how SRE practices are applied tostateful, missioncritical systems

• Strong visibility within Platform Engineering and clear technical growth path