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About Quantiphi:
Quantiphi is an award-winning, AI-First digital engineering and consulting company focused on delivering high-impact Services and Solutions that help organizations solve what truly matters. We partner with enterprises to reimagine their businesses through intelligent, scalable, and transformative AI driving measurable outcomes at the very core of their operations.
Since our founding in 2013, Quantiphi has tackled some of the world’s most complex business challenges by combining deep industry expertise, disciplined cloud and data engineering practices, and cutting-edge applied AI research. Our work is rooted in delivering accelerated, quantifiable business value, not just technology for technology’s sake.
Headquartered in Boston, Quantiphi is a global organization with 4,000+ professionals serving clients across key industry verticals, including BFSI, Healthcare & Life Sciences, CPG, MFG, TME etc.
As an Elite and Premier partner to leading cloud and AI platforms such as NVIDIA, Google Cloud, AWS, and Snowflake, we build and deliver enterprise-grade AI services and solutions that create real-world impact.
Our industry recognition includes:
21x Google Cloud Partner of the Year awards in the last 8 years.
3x AWS AI/ML award wins.
3x NVIDIA Partner of the Year titles.
2x Snowflake Partner of the Year awards.
Top analyst recognitions from Gartner, ISG, and Everest Group.
Consecutive certifications as a Great Place to Work.
Be part of a trailblazing team that’s shaping the future of AI, ML, and cloud innovation.
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Work Location: New York
Experience Level: 7+ years
Type: Full time
Role:
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)
to manage, maintain, and optimize our mission-critical SQL Server databases hosted on AWS
EC2, supporting a high-availability, low-latency trading application. The ideal candidate will
have deep expertise in SQL Server administration, AWS infrastructure, and a strong
understanding of the performance and reliability demands of financial/trading systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Performance & Optimization
Monitor and tune SQL Server performance using tools like SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, DMVs, and Query Store.
Identify and resolve query bottlenecks, index fragmentation, and blocking/deadlock issues.
Optimize indexes, execution plans, and stored procedures to meet sub-millisecond latency requirements of the trading platform.
Conduct regular performance benchmarking and capacity reviews.
Database Administration
Install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server (2019/2022) instances on AWS EC2 environments.
Manage multiple SQL Server instances across Development, UAT, and Production environments.
Perform database capacity planning, storage management, and performance tuning.
Implement and maintain database security, including user roles, permissions, and auditing.
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
Design, implement, and manage High Availability (HA) solutions including:
- Always On Availability Groups (AG)
- SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)
- Log Shipping and Database Mirroring
Develop and maintain Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and conduct regular DR drills.
Ensure RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) targets are consistently met.
AWS EC2 & Cloud Management
Manage SQL Server deployments on AWS EC2 instances, including instance sizing,
EBS volume management, and network configuration.
Leverage AWS services such as:
- Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring
- AWS Backup for automated backups
- AWS VPC, Security Groups, IAM for access control
- Amazon S3 for backup storage
Optimize EC2 instance types (e.g., r5, x1e families) for memory-intensive SQL workloads.
Manage SQL Server licensing in AWS environments (BYOL / License Included).
Backup & Recovery
Design and implement comprehensive backup strategies (Full, Differential, Transaction
Log backups).
Automate backup processes and store backups securely on Amazon S3.
Perform regular backup validation and restoration testing.
Ensure compliance with data retention policies.
Security & Compliance
Implement SQL Server security best practices including encryption (TDE, Always Encrypted), auditing, and access controls.
Ensure compliance with financial industry regulations (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR as applicable).
Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and apply security patches.
Manage SQL Server certificates and encryption keys.
Monitoring & Incident Management
Set up proactive monitoring and alerting for SQL Server health, performance, and availability.
Respond to and resolve P1/P2 database incidents with urgency, given the critical nature of the trading platform.
Participate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support coverage.
Maintain detailed incident logs and post-mortem reports.
Collaboration & Documentation
Work closely with application developers, DevOps, and trading system architects to
support database design and schema changes.
Review and approve database change requests and deployment scripts.
Maintain comprehensive database documentation including architecture diagrams,
runbooks, and SOPs.
Participate in CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings for production changes.
What is in it for you:
Be part of the fastest-growing AI-first digital transformation and engineering company in the world
Be a part of an energetic team of highly dynamic and talented individuals
Exposure to working with fortune 500 companies and innovative market disruptors
Exposure to the latest technologies related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and cloud
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience
- Deep expertise in SQL Server administration
- Experience managing SQL Server databases on AWS infrastructure, especially AWS EC2
- Strong understanding of performance and reliability requirements for financial or trading systems
- Experience with SQL Server performance tuning and optimization
- Experience implementing SQL Server high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions
- Experience with AWS services including EC2, EBS, CloudWatch, AWS Backup, VPC, IAM, Security Groups, and S3
- Experience with SQL Server backup, recovery, security, encryption, auditing, and compliance
- Ability to participate in 24/7 on-call support
Quantiphi Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Quantiphi and has not been reviewed or approved by Quantiphi.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing initiatives such as monthly meeting-free AMA-Zen Days, health check-ups, and wellness counseling are designed to reduce burnout and support day-to-day balance. Broader wellness programs reinforce both physical and mental health.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote/hybrid options with flexible working hours provide meaningful autonomy over where and when work gets done. Flexible leave constructs, including sabbaticals and special day leaves, add practical adaptability to the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave in the U.S., alongside maternity and childcare support, signals solid backing for families. These family-oriented policies integrate with a wider health and wellness focus.
Quantiphi Insights
What We Do
Quantiphi is an award-winning AI-first digital engineering company driven by the desire to solve transformational problems at the heart of business. Quantiphi solves the toughest and complex business problems by combining deep industry experience, disciplined cloud, and data-engineering practices, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence research to achieve quantifiable business impact at unprecedented speed.
