Hiring: Lead Database Administrator - Cloud AWS / Mongo DB / Cassandra Company: Spectrum Location: Greenwood Village, CO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:32:06 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Aurora, Bash, Cassandra, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Encryption, IAM, Linux, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.js, PL/SQL, Python, RDS, REST, SQL, SQL Server, Shell, Terraform About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience working with Oracle/SQL/Teradata and various database management systems in testing, implementation, maintenance and administration in a multiple platform environment Required Skills: •Demonstrated capacity to read, write, speak, and understand English •Demonstrated knowledge of Oracle 11g and 12c database architecture; knowledge of maintaining medium to large scale database systems (Oracle, SQL, and/or Teradata) •In-depth knowledge in Oracle RAC and ASM; knowledge of Instance, database and query tuning to improve the performance of the database/application •Demonstrated knowledge of Linux operating systems and shell scripting, Oracle OEM, Oracle GoldenGate, and MySQL database •Advanced knowledge of business awareness, critical analysis, and integration of information as well as the ability to develop action-oriented plans •Advanced leadership skills and ability to manage instances with multiple operating system platforms •Demonstrated capacity to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences •Demonstrated capacity to assign tasks to small teams and follow-up on assigned tasks in a 24x7 database support environment Qualifications: •What You’ll Bring to Spectrum •Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent work experience •Design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based and NoSQL database platforms (MongoDB, Cassandra, Amazon DocumentDB, AWS RDS/Aurora), including provisioning, scaling, sharding/replication, and security configuration •Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery strategies across hybrid environments, spanning on-prem clustering (RAC, RAC One Node, Data Guard) and cloud-native replication/failover (e.g., MongoDB replica sets, Cassandra multi-DC replication, RDS Multi-AZ) •Install, configure, troubleshoot, and monitor GoldenGate replication and cloud-native data replication/migration tools •Monitor and tune performance across heterogeneous database platforms using cloud-native tools (CloudWatch, MongoDB Atlas/Ops Manager, DataStax OpsCenter) as well as traditional tools (OEM), identifying and resolving performance issues •8+ years of DBA experience, including relational platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata) and 3+ years hands-on experience with cloud/NoSQL platforms (MongoDB, Cassandra, Amazon DocumentDB, AWS RDS/Aurora) •Demonstrated experience designing high-availability and disaster recovery solutions in both on-prem and cloud environments •Prior experience leading or mentoring a DBA team •AWS Certified Database - Specialty or equivalent cloud certification Compensation: •$88,200 - $156,600 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!