Database Administrator
Database Administrator at Beaverhand — Portland, OR, US
- Company: Beaverhand
- Location: Portland, OR, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Posted: 2025-09-09
About this role
Beaverhand is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to keep our data layer fast, reliable, and secure as we scale.
Responsibilities:
- Administer, tune, and monitor production databases for performance and uptime
- Design schemas, indexing strategies, backups, and disaster-recovery plans
- Optimize slow queries and partition large datasets
- Enforce data security, access controls, and compliance best practices
Requirements:
- 5+ years administering relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
- Deep experience with performance tuning, replication, and high availability
- Strong SQL and scripting; comfort with cloud-managed databases
- Bonus: experience with NoSQL stores and infrastructure-as-code
On-site at our Portland, OR office.