Senior Database Administrator

About PDQ

PDQ, founded in Salt Lake City, UT, makes device management simple, secure, and Pretty Damn Quick through our products Deploy, Inventory, Connect, Detect, SimpleMDM and SmartDeploy. IT teams use our products to reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and enhance control in their unique environments. We are backed by TA Associates and Berkshire Partners, top-tier global private equity firms.

PDQ's Core Values: Honesty, Ownership, Collaboration and Improvement 

Job Description:

• Before you apply, please note this is a hybrid role open to candidates in the Salt Lake City, UT area within commuting distance of our South Salt Lake City headquarters.  

As PDQ’s first Senior Database Administrator, you will be responsible for building, managing, and optimizing PDQ databases. This role is crucial in establishing best practices, ensuring data availability and reliability, and driving performance at scale. You will play a key role in safeguarding data integrity, supporting mission-critical business applications, and enabling data-driven decision-making. Your expertise will shape PDQ’s database strategy, making this a high-impact opportunity to define and lead database operations.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing and implementing database architecture solutions that scale with our growing SaaS platform 
• Leading database performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting initiatives 
• Developing and maintaining backup strategies, disaster recovery procedures, and high-availability solutions 
• Collaborating with software development teams to optimize database queries and schema designs 
• Collaborating with DevOps teams to automate routine database administration tasks and maintenance procedures 
• Monitoring database health, performance metrics, and capacity planning 
• Implementing and maintaining database security measures and access controls 
• Mentoring and teaching engineering teams in writing optimized and performant database queries 

We're looking for people who have:

• 6+ years of experience managing databases at scale 
• Experience working in SaaS environment with high-availability requirements 
• Strong grasp of OLTP databases, specifically PostgreSQL and MySQL 
• Experience with database replication, partitioning, sharding and clustering 
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning, query optimization and schema design 
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (Bash, Python, or similar) 
• Knowledge of backup and recovery tools and methodologies 
• Extra Credit: 
• • Experience with cloud platforms (specifically GCP and Cloud SQL) 
  • Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) 
  • Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, GCP SQL Query Insights) 
  • Certifications in PostgreSQL or related technologies 
  • Experience with OLAP (columnar) databases (ClickHouse) 
  • Experience with Document Databases/NoSQL (MongoDb, Redis) 

Who you are:

• Ownership: You take responsibility for projects, drive results, and deliver on commitments 
• Honesty: You demonstrate integrity, transparency, and ethical behavior in all interactions 
• Collaboration: You work effectively with cross-functional teams and foster a culture of teamwork 
• Improvement: You continuously seek opportunities for growth, innovation, and personal development 
• Detail-oriented, organized and a good team player  
• Independent, highly motivated, and solution-driven mentality to all activities  
• Excellent interpersonal skillset, particularly with the ability to build authentic business relationships  

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