Operational Database Administrator - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are hiring an Operational Database Administrator to join Optum, a global organization dedicated to improving health outcomes through technology. This remote Operational Database Administrator role is crucial for managing enterprise database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and compliance. You will play a vital role in connecting people with the care and resources they need to live healthier lives.

What You'll Do

• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch enterprise database environments.
• Manage database performance, availability, capacity planning, and tuning.
• Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery testing; document recovery procedures.
• Implement and monitor automated backup schedules (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Troubleshoot replication, performance, storage, and reliability issues.
• Maintain database security, roles, access controls, and audit logging.
• Conduct proactive health checks, log reviews, and system monitoring.
• Support multiple data centers, virtual environments, and on-call rotations (24x7).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Proven solid database administration or data engineering experience.
• Proven solid Linux/Unix administration experience (RHEL, SUSE, or CentOS).
• Experience with database performance tuning (queries, indexes, system parameters).
• Willingness to work U.S. business hours and support multiple time zones.

Nice to Have

• Experience with backup/recovery tooling and DR testing (e.g., Rubrik).
• Experience administering InterSystems IRIS / Caché environments.
• Proven experience supporting Epic upgrades, patching, and environment refreshes.

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements with the opportunity to work remotely.
• Comprehensive relocation support for candidates outside of Ireland.
• Career development opportunities to help you advance your IT & Network Engineering career.
• A culture guided by diversity and inclusion.
• Competitive salary and performance recognition.