We’re looking for talented professionals, anywhere in the United States, to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips.
At Green Dot, we are evolving to a new and permanent “Work from Anywhere” model designed to maximize the benefits of remote work, promote and enable a strong culture of performance and connectedness, and attract the best and brightest talent who align with our entrepreneurial spirit and mission.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Green Dot Corporation is seeking a Lead Database Administrator to join the DBA Team, focusing on the design, implementation, and maintenance of mission-critical database systems. This role will ensure high availability, performance, and security of data infrastructure supporting financial services platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and optimize relational and NoSQL databases across production and non-production environments.
- Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Monitor database performance and proactively address bottlenecks and anomalies.
- Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2).
- Perform capacity planning and support scalability initiatives for high-volume transaction systems.
- Develop and maintain documentation for database architecture, processes, and procedures.
- Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in database administration
- Expertise in SQL Server; experience with NoSQL databases such as CosmosDB.
- Strong proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, and performance tuning techniques.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including RDS, Aurora, and Redshift.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and monitoring solutions (Datadog, Prometheus and Redgate).
- Knowledge of data replication, partitioning, and high-availability configurations.
- Experience implementing security controls and auditing mechanisms for sensitive data.
- Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in fintech or regulated financial services environments.
Familiarity with data warehouse integrations and analytics platforms.
Contributions to database performance optimization or open-source DBA tools.
Strong communication and documentation skills for cross-team collaboration.
POSITION TYPE
RegularPAY RANGE
The targeted base salary for this position is $105,600 to $158,400 per year. The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate’s geographical location.<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>>
We’re Here to Support You—Accommodations Upon Request
Green Dot is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, we encourage you to let us know. We will work with you to meet your needs in a way that respects your privacy and ensures equal opportunity. Our goal is to support every applicant in showcasing their talents and potential.
Work Authorization Requirement
At Green Dot Corporation, we value diversity and strive for fair and inclusive hiring practices. However, we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment, without the need for current or future sponsorship.
Important Notice on Application Accuracy
We value integrity in our hiring process. Please ensure that all information provided in your resume and application is accurate and authentic. Submissions found to be fraudulent or misleading will result in disqualification from consideration, and any offers extended may be rescinded.
Top Skills
What We Do
Green Dot is a financial technology and registered bank holding company committed to delivering trusted, best-in-class money management and payment solutions to customers and partners, seamlessly connecting people to their money. Green Dot’s proprietary technology enables it to build products and features that address the most pressing financial challenges of consumers and businesses, transforming the way they manage and move money and making financial empowerment more accessible for all.
Green Dot offers a broad set of financial services to consumers and businesses including debit, checking, credit, prepaid, and payroll cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and disbursements. Its flagship digital banking platform GO2bank offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deploy customized, seamless, value-driven money management solutions for their customers.
Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot Network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all remaining bank branches in the U.S. combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank.” Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and member of the FDIC . For more information about Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com.
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The Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland will accept all questions or complaints from Maryland residents regarding Green Dot Corporation, NMLS ID #914924 at 1100 North Eutaw Street, Suite 611; Baltimore, MD 21201, phone 888-784-0136. NMLS Consumer Access: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
