Mathnasium Headquarters: Immediate Opening for a Highly Skilled Senior Database Administrator

Are you seeking a dynamic work environment where your expertise in database administration truly makes a difference? Do you thrive in a role that balances technical challenge with meaningful impact? If you answered yes, this exciting opportunity at Mathnasium is perfect for you!

Join Mathnasium, a fun and loving organization dedicated to helping children master math and succeed in life. As a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator, you will play a vital role in maintaining and optimizing our data infrastructure, supporting our franchise network, and contributing to the growth of a global educational leader. We are looking for an experienced, solutions-oriented professional who can proactively optimize database performance, respond quickly to production issues, and help evolve our data infrastructure as Mathnasium continues to grow.

Enjoy a flexible hybrid work schedule, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to develop your skills in cutting-edge database technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance SQL Server and cloud database systems.
• Optimize query performance, conduct capacity planning, and ensure scalability to support business growth.
• Provide hands-on production support by responding promptly to urgent database issues, troubleshooting incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing effective solutions to minimize downtime and business disruption.
• Diagnose and resolve database performance bottlenecks, monitor system health, and proactively address issues affecting database speed, stability, and reliability.
• Develop and enforce data governance, security policies, and compliance standards.
• Lead data integration, migration, and ETL pipeline development for seamless data flow.
• Architect and support enterprise data warehouse and data lake solutions for actionable insights.
• Collaborate with Engineering, FP&A, and cross-functional teams to align data solutions with business goals.
• Ensure database reliability through proactive monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery planning.
• Evaluate and implement innovative database technologies and cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with development teams on database changes, release processes, version control, and CI/CD practices to support reliable deployments.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration and optimization.
• Strong expertise in T-SQL scripting, database architecture, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency with cloud database platforms like AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, data warehousing tools such as Amazon Redshift, and DynamoDB.
• Experience troubleshooting production database issues, responding to time-sensitive incidents, and resolving complex performance and reliability problems.
• Experience with database monitoring, backup and recovery strategies, disaster recovery planning, and high-availability solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, version control, and Agile development environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid work setting.

Why Join Mathnasium?

• Flexible hybrid work schedule: In-person collaboration Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; remote on Tuesday and Friday.
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off and 401(k) with matching to support your financial future.
• Employee referral program and exclusive employee discounts.
• Opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization changing children’s lives worldwide.

Work Location & Schedule

• This position is based at Mathnasium's corporate headquarters in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Candidates must be able to commute to headquarters on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for in-person collaboration. Tuesdays and Fridays are designated work-from-home days.

Location: Mathnasium HQ - Los Angeles, CA 5120 Goldleaf Cir, Los Angeles, CA 90056, USA

Ready to make a meaningful impact with your database expertise? Apply today to join the Mathnasium team and help us change the world one child at a time!

Work schedule

• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay

• Bonus pay

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Referral program
• Employee discount