Junior Database Administrator

The Opportunity

Quidel Ortho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most - home to hospital, lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

At Quidel Ortho, we re advancing the power of diagnostics for a healthier future for all. Join our mission as our next Junior Database Administrator to support our technology team. This role is designed for early-career professionals eager to develop expertise in Oracle, SQL, and AWS RDS database technologies and related platforms (Windows, Linux, AWS, Azure). The successful candidate will work closely with and under the guidance of Senior and Lead DBAs, learning best practices and supporting the team in architecting, implementing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure database environments for critical business applications.

This position will be working in a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite (in office every Tuesday) in Rochester, NY.

• Partner with senior and lead Database Administrator to support daily tasks.
• Assist in designing, deploying, and managing high-performance Oracle, SQL, and AWS RDS database solutions.
• Support efforts to ensure optimal database availability, reliability, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Participate in database upgrades, migrations, and routine maintenance with guidance.
• Help develop and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
• Contribute to capacity planning, performance analysis, and tuning activities.
• Learn to administer and optimize cloud-based database platforms (AWS RDS, Azure SQL).
• Support the implementation of best practices for scalability, high availability, and cost-efficiency in cloud environments.
• Assist in monitoring database operations and addressing performance or cost-related issues.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts under supervision.
• Participate in troubleshooting and provide operational support for database incidents.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to resolve issues.
• Learn and help enforce database security policies and access controls.
• Support compliance efforts with data protection regulations and industry standards.
• Participate in audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation activities.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Required:

• This position is not currently eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 0-2 years of experience as a Database Administrator or in a related IT role (internships and academic projects).
• Basic understanding of SQL and Oracle database technologies.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Interest in cloud database platforms (AWS RDS, Azure SQL).
• Willingness to learn backup/recovery, replication, and high availability techniques.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• This position is not currently eligible for visa sponsorship.

Preferred:

• Exposure to database automation tools or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Power Shell)
• Interest in Dev Ops principles and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with other database technologies (MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Red Shift, Azure SQL)
• Certifications in AWS, Azure, Oracle are a plus

Internal Partners:

• Employees at all levels, especially the Global Networking, Information Security, and Cloud Engineering teams.

External Partners:

• Vendors, technical support, and partner engineering teams.

No strenuous physical activity, though occasional light lifting of files and related materials is required. 30% of time in meetings, working with team, or talking on the phone, 70% of the time at the desk on computer, doing analytical work. Minimal travel required. Travel includes airplane, automobile travel and overnight hotel.

No strenuous physical activity, though occasional light lifting of files and related materials is required.

The salary range for this position takes into account a wide range of factors including education, experience, knowledge, skills, geography, and abilities of the candidate, in addition to internal equity and alignment with market data. At Quidel Ortho, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top range for their role and compensation decisions…