Senior Database Architect and Administrator
About the role
Since 1917, the Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York (TRS) has been securing better futures for NYC educators. With a pension fund valued at approximately $123 billion, TRS serves over 274,000 members, providing them with retirement, disability, and death benefit services. At TRS, we seek dedicated professionals who are passionate about their work and committed to excellence. We pride ourselves on our member-centric culture, focused on delivering outstanding service and support to our members.
We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) who will be pivotal in safeguarding and optimizing the enterprise database systems that power critical pension and retirement services for city members. The DBA will lead cloud-native architecture on AWS, drive performance and security excellence across PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server, and translate complex business needs into reliable, scalable solutions. If you thrive on innovation, high-stakes reliability, and ensuring data integrity in a hybrid environment, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Architecture & Optimization: Lead the design, deployment, configuration, scaling, and optimization of AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL environments. Ensure high availability and performance, including support for low-code/no-code platforms such as Mendix.
- Data Protection & Resilience: Architect and maintain enterprise-grade backup, recovery, Disaster Recovery (DR), automated failover, and Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR) strategies. Guarantee 24