--- title: 'Senior Database Administrator at Exiger' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-database-administrator-exiger-jersey-city-new-jersey-y5h37fpm5th8' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Senior Database Administrator at Exiger - **Company:** Exiger - **Location:** Jersey City New Jersey, United States / Mclean Virginia, United States / Richmond Virginia, United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://www.exiger.com/careers/6110722004?gh_jid=6110722004 ## Job description Who We Are: Exiger transforms supply chains into a strategic advantage, advancing our mission to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Our AI platform, 1Exiger, delivers instant visibility into complex supplier ecosystems, leveraging proprietary data and advanced AI to surface risk, automate compliance, and unlock efficiencies and cost savings to strengthen long-term resilience. Trusted by 550+ global customers, including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, Exiger is a recognized, award-winning leader in supply chain AI and a FedRAMP® authorized provider to the federal government. Senior Database Administrator ## Role Summary Exiger is the market leader in AI-native supply chain and third-party risk management, serving more than 60 federal agencies and Fortune 500 enterprises on a FedRAMP High authorized platform. We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the data foundation powering 1Exiger, our agentic AI platform, as well as our core transactional and analytical workloads. This is not a traditional DBA role. You will manage cloud databases and data platforms while helping build the AI-native data infrastructure required for vector search, embeddings, RAG pipelines, inference telemetry, and agent memory. You will work across AWS commercial, AWS GovCloud, and future IL5/IL6 air-gapped environments, partnering with platform, AI/ML, infrastructure, and security teams to support product innovation, Sovereign AI, and operational excellence. ## What You’ll Do - Architect, operate, and optimize Exiger’s cloud data platforms across AWS commercial, AWS GovCloud, and future IL5/IL6 environments. - Own performance, scale, high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and multi-region strategies across transactional, analytical, and AI workloads. - Build and support AI-native data infrastructure for 1Exiger, including vector search, embeddings, RAG pipelines, inference telemetry, evaluation data, and agent memory. - Ensure data security, encryption, access control, auditability, lineage, retention, and CUI handling meet FedRAMP High and federal customer requirements. - Partner with security teams on POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, control evidence, and continuous monitoring. - Drive cost optimization, modernization, and consolidation across legacy and cloud data estates using FinOps and open data architecture principles. - Promote DevOps best practices, including infrastructure as code, automated schema migrations, CI/CD integration, and feature-flag-gated releases. - Mentor engineers and DBAs on scalable, cost-aware, compliance-ready data architecture. Technical Environment - Cloud: AWS commercial, AWS GovCloud, future IL5/IL6 air-gapped environments - Databases: PostgreSQL, RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server - Analytics/lakehouse: Snowflake, S3, Iceberg, Trino, Athena - AI data infrastructure: pgvector, OpenSearch, vector search, embeddings, RAG, inference telemetry - Infrastructure and release: Terraform, Pulumi, GitLab/GitHub pipelines, OpenFeature, automated schema migrations - Observability: Graphana - Data: High-volume, regulated datasets, including CUI and federal supply chain intelligence ## What You Need - 8+ years of database administration experience with increasing ownership of cloud data architecture. - Deep expertise in cloud database design, performance tuning, scaling, capacity planning, cost planning, backup, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery. - Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, encryption, access control, and audit requirements for data platforms. - Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms with strict uptime, security, and compliance requirements. - Working knowledge of, or strong interest in, AI data infrastructure such as vector search, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and model telemetry. - Ability to collaborate across engineering, infrastructure, AI/ML, and security teams. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with FedRAMP, StateRAMP, IL4+, NIST 800-53, or federal compliance environments. - Experience in compliance, risk, financial services, defense, or data-intensive SaaS environments. - Experience with air-gapped or disconnected database environments. - Exposure to FinOps and cloud cost optimization at scale. - Experience supporting ML or AI platforms in production. Why You’ll Love Working at Exiger: - High-performance culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, and a shared commitment to excellence. - Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time off - Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits - Competitive compensation package - 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave - Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicable - Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming - Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certifications #LI-Hybrid This is a full-time hybrid opportunity, requiring 2 days a week in office. Exiger is named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supplier Risk Management, twice selected as one of Fast Company's 'Brands That Matter,' and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association's Innovator Award, Exiger's technology has been recognized by leading analyst evaluations and 50+ awards. Learn more at [Exiger.com](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fedge.prnewswire.com%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4626525-1%26h%3D4106765079%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fexiger.com%252F%26a%3DExiger.com&data=05%7C02%7Ceenzman%40exiger.com%7C14ef66a787924e41274e08de7a0da421%7C32bc9618c6174982a7e02076ab0e81d8%7C0%7C0%7C639082396173523247%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=W0WXHnieySnO2AVOtfxf9O9XF%2FSFddrkMV%2FJ8kLC8Mg%3D&reserved=0) and follow Exiger on [LinkedIn](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fedge.prnewswire.com%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4626525-1%26h%3D4262278463%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fcompany%252Fexiger%26a%3DLinkedIn&data=05%7C02%7Ceenzman%40exiger.com%7C14ef66a787924e41274e08de7a0da421%7C32bc9618c6174982a7e02076ab0e81d8%7C0%7C0%7C639082396173549783%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=I7P8uFsTuiqDCy%2Ba%2B%2BnjqeS7y%2FdiCzh5mhMfZaYxqBg%3D&reserved=0). At Exiger, our values define how we work and why we lead. We are mission-inspired, imagination-driven, trust-anchored, and compassion-focused—committed to building technology that makes the world safer, more transparent, and more resilient. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Exiger’s hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs. ## About Exiger ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Exiger provides a supply chain AI platform that gives organizations end-to-end visibility into their supplier ecosystems to manage risk, compliance, and resilience. - **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by The Carlyle Group in December 2023) - **Headquarters**: McLean, Virginia, United States - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Supply chain management, risk management, compliance, third-party risk management, software supply chain security - **Target customers**: B2B – Fortune 500 companies, U.S. federal agencies (60+), banks, and other large enterprises - **Mission statement**: To make the world a safe and transparent place to succeed. ## Products & Services - **1Exiger Platform (SaaS)**: The company’s flagship, purpose-built technology platform that unifies supplier, product, part, component, and risk data into a single pane of glass. It covers Trade Compliance, Supplier Risk Management, Enhanced Due Diligence, Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Software Supply Chain Security. Leverages proprietary data and advanced agentic AI to proactively surface risks, automate compliance, and accelerate procurement. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Acquired by The Carlyle Group in December 2023 for **$1.2 billion** (private transaction) - **Annual Revenue**: ~**$150 million** (LinkedIn estimate; company does not publicly disclose audited revenue) - **Total Funding**: **$182 million** across prior rounds (debt financing from Monroe Capital and venture round from Carrick Capital Partners) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: The Carlyle Group (owner), Monroe Capital, Carrick Capital Partners. Board includes former government officials and industry leaders such as Charles Rossotti (former IRS Commissioner) and The Honorable Ellen Lord (former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense). - **Growth Signals**: - Named a **Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supplier Risk Management Solutions** (two years in a row) - Acquired four companies in 2024: Lokasenna Labs, XSB, Versed AI, and aDolus Technology - Recognized by Fast Company as a “Brand That Matters” for two consecutive years - **FedRAMP® authorized** – largest provider of supply chain technology to the U.S. Federal Government - Serves **150+ Fortune 500 clients** and **60+ federal agencies** ## Competitive Advantages - **Government trust**: FedRAMP authorized and deeply embedded in U.S. defense and federal supply chain security - **AI-first platform**: Proprietary agentic AI and data sets that provide real-time risk detection and compliance automation - **Scale**: Largest supplier of supply chain technology to the U.S. government; 550+ global customers - **Award-winning technology**: Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader, TPRA Innovator Award, 50+ industry awards - **Comprehensive data**: Maps multi-tier suppliers, components, and software dependencies across physical and digital supply chains ## Strategic Focus - Expand leadership in supply chain AI for both government and commercial sectors - Deepen integration of acquired companies’ capabilities (e.g., software bill of materials, AI-driven supply chain mapping) - Continue to automate compliance and risk detection workflows using agents and large language models - Likely focus on growth in Europe and Asia-Pacific given existing office presence in 20 countries ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Emphasizes “excellence through diversity of thought, inclusive and innovative problem solving, and keeping clients at the center” - **Benefits**: Competitive compensation, on-the-job growth opportunities, generous benefits, and perks (specific details not publicly listed but described as “exceptional”) - **Work Environment**: Global company with 10 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated, but roles appear to be office-based or hybrid depending on location - **Engineering Culture**: Fast-paced, mission-driven environment building AI-powered risk management tools used by Fortune 500s and the U.S. government. Open roles include Forward Deployed Engineer, Platform Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Solutions Architect - **Growth Opportunities**: 46 active job postings (as of latest data); yearly job postings up 24%. Employee background includes alumni from Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, JPMorgan, and Amazon, indicating strong talent development ## Sources 1. [exiger.com/about](https://www.exiger.com/about/) 2. [exiger.com](https://www.exiger.com/) 3. [exiger.com/careers](https://www.exiger.com/careers/) 4. [exiger.com/management-team](https://www.exiger.com/management-team/) 5. 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