Description
Keeper Security is hiring a Senior Database Administrator to join our DevOps team. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the Chicago, IL or El Dorado Hills, CA metro areas.
Keeper’s cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and help advance Keeper’s database reliability, performance, scalability and operational readiness.
About Keeper
Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com.
About the Role
This role is responsible for the operation, performance, reliability and security of Keeper’s cloud database environments. The ideal candidate has deep experience administering MySQL and AWS database services, along with a strong foundation in database architecture, replication, backup and recovery, and production operations. This role will also help drive modern database management practices, including the use of AI to improve DBA workflows and the use of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Liquibase to manage database schema changes in a controlled, repeatable manner.
Responsibilities
- Maintain databases across development, QA and production environments in multiple regions
- Continually improve database performance, efficiency, reliability and security
- Design and support fault-tolerant, highly available database architecture, including replication, failover and disaster recovery capabilities
- Administer and optimize AWS database services such as RDS, Redshift and DynamoDB
- Collaborate with DevOps, Engineering and Software Development teams on query optimization, schema design and database management best practices
- Evaluate, test and deploy database changes that support new system deployments, product features and platform improvements
- Manage backup and restore procedures, database monitoring, alerting and incident response
- Help standardize and automate database operations using repeatable tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Use AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve DBA productivity, troubleshooting, analysis and operational efficiency
- Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support production systems and resolve escalated issues
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience administering and operating MySQL databases in production environments
- Strong experience with AWS database services, including RDS, and familiarity with services such as Redshift and DynamoDB
- Expert knowledge of database administration best practices, including performance tuning, backup and restore, replication, disaster recovery and security
- Experience designing and supporting highly available, fault-tolerant database architectures
- Experience evaluating, implementing and maintaining database schema changes in controlled production environments
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code or database change management tooling, including Liquibase
- Ability to use AI tools effectively to support DBA workflows such as troubleshooting, automation, analysis and operational efficiency
- Strong documentation and design discipline, with an engineering-first approach to planning and implementation
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Due to this role’s involvement in regulated cloud environments, all applicants must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with database automation, scripting and operational tooling
- Experience supporting multi-region production environments
- Familiarity with cloud security, compliance and access control best practices
- Experience partnering closely with application engineering teams on database performance and reliability
- Experience in cybersecurity or other security-sensitive software environments
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
- Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
- Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401K (Roth/Traditional)
- A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)
- Above market annual bonuses
Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Classification: Exempt
Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice
This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).
1. Data We Collect
Information You provide:
- Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter
- Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility
- Application responses and uploaded documents
Information We generate:
- Interview notes, assessments, communications
- Scheduling information
Information From Others:
- Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile
- References (with your consent, before final offer)
- Public professional profiles
- Background verification (post offer)
Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information
- We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements
2. How We Use Your Data
- Assess your application and suitability
- Manage interviews and recruitment workflow
- Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)
- Comply with employment law obligations
3. Legal Basis
- Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)
- Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)
- Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required
4. Who We Share Information With
Internal:
- HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration
*Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.
Third Parties:
Service providers who assist with:
- Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers
- Background verification vendors (post offer)
- Recruitment agencies (where applicable)
- Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data
Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place.
5. International Transfers
Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.
6. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.
7. Retention
We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.
Exceptions:
- You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)
- You're hired (transfers to employee records)
8. Your Rights
You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them:
- Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements
- Object to or restrict processing
- Withdraw consent (where applicable)
- Request data portability
- Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority
If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law.
When you request access to your personal data, some information may be redacted if it includes the personal data of other individuals or information that we must protect in order to preserve their privacy rights.
9. Automated Decisions
Keeper does not make hiring decisions using solely automated processing.
10. Contact - Candidates can send privacy questions to: [email protected]
Keeper Security, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Great West-Loop Chicago office with roof top deck access (and an office in sunny El Dorado Hills, CA for those who love the West Coast)
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