IT Database Administrator

Location:On Site at location listed in posting

Weekly Schedule: Monday- Friday 9am-5pm

We are seeking an experienced Azure Database Administrator to design implement secure and optimize cloud database platforms supporting mission-critical applications for our associates and clients. The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise across Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Cosmos DB with strong performance tuning automation and governance skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administration and Operations
• Provision configure and maintain Azure database services: Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance Azure Database for PostgreSQL (Flexible Server/Single Server) and Cosmos DB (including MongoDB API.
• Manage backups restores disaster recovery and geo-replication; establish RPO/RTO targets and failover procedures/runbooks.
• Monitor health capacity and cost; implement alerting and proactive remediation using Azure Monitor Log Analytics and related tooling.
• Maintain schema changes index strategies and maintenance routines (reindex vacuum/analyze for PostgreSQL etc).
• Performance and Reliability
• Conduct query optimization and tuning (execution plans indexing partitioning caching strategies).
• Optimize Cosmos DB partition keys RU throughput consistency levels and indexing policies.
• Tune PostgreSQL settings (autovacuum checkpointing workmem pgstatstatements) and SQL Server configurations (tempdb memory MAXDOP I/O).
• Security Compliance and Governance
• Implement least privilege access RBAC/ABAC and Managed Identities; integrate with Azure AD and Privileged Identity Management.
• Enforce encryption in transit and at rest; manage secrets with Azure Key Vault; configure network isolation (VNets private endpoints firewall rules NSGs).
• Enable auditing data masking and threat detection; maintain compliance with relevant industry standards and internal governance.
• Collaborate with InfoSec risk and audit teams to ensure policy adherence and support periodic reviews.
• Automation and DevOps
• Automate administrative tasks using PowerShell Azure CLI and scripting (Python/Bash as needed).
• Implement infrastructure-as-code for database provisioning and configuration (Bicep/ARM/Terraform).
• Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub) supporting migration scripts validation and rollback strategies.
• Data Lifecycle and Migrations
• Plan and execute migrations between on-prem and Azure or across Azure services using Azure Database Migration Service pgdump/pgrestore and native SQL tools.
• Validate data integrity and performance post-migration; coordinate cutover with application teams and associates.
• Document data retention policies archival strategies and lifecycle management.
• Incident Response and Support
• Troubleshoot production issues across the data stack; perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
• Create clear operational documentation runbooks and knowledge base articles.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
• Partner with application development SRE architecture security and platform teams to deliver stable scalable solutions for our clients.
• Advise on schema design data modeling and capacity planning.
• Provide guidance on best practices for multi-tenant architectures sharding and high availability patterns.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of hands-on database administration experience including:
• SQL Server (Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance): performance tuning maintenance backup/restore HA/DR.
• PostgreSQL: configuration tuning extension management replication backup/restore.
• Cosmos DB: partitioning strategy RU management indexing consistency global distribution.
• Strong Azure expertise: Azure Monitor Log Analytics Alerts Key Vault Private Link VNets RBAC Managed Identities Defender for Cloud.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation: PowerShell and Azure CLI (Python/Bash a plus).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Bicep/ARM/Terraform) and CI/CD integration (Azure DevOps/GitHub).
• Proven track record in security hardening auditing and compliance-oriented database management.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts impacting databases (latency bandwidth DNS private endpoints).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with hybrid environments (on-prem SQL Server/PostgreSQL/CosmosDB) and migration to Azure.
• Familiarity with AKS or containerized workloads interacting with databases.
• Knowledge of data governance retention and archival strategies.
• Exposure to streaming and integration patterns (Event Hubs Kafka) and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Experience supporting highly regulated environments with robust controls and documentation.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300) strongly preferred.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) a plus.
• MongoDB Certified DBA and/or PostgreSQL certifications are advantageous.
• Redis certification or equivalent practical experience appreciated.

Core Competencies:

• Ownership accountability and a bias for automation.
• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical associates.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; calm under pressure during incidents.
• Collaboration and stakeholder management across multiple teams and priorities.

Work Environment:

• On site in Memphis Tennessee or in First Horizon footprint.
• After-hours support for deployments DR tests and incident response.

Compensation:

• Competitive and commensurate with experience.

About Us

First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company dedicated to helping our clients communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis TN the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial private banking consumer small business wealth and trust management retail brokerage capital markets fixed income and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nations best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at.

Benefit Highlights

Medical with wellness incentives dental and vision

HSA with company match

Maternity and parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentor program

401(k) with 6% match

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