We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Microsoft Windows SQL Server DBA to take ownership of our enterprise database environments and drive application performance excellence.
Requirements
- Architect, install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server instances (2019, 2025, Azure SQL Database) across complex, multi-server Windows environments.
- Lead end-to-end application performance engineering: analyze execution plans, identify problematic queries, and work with development teams to implement lasting optimizations at the code and schema level.
- Proactively monitor application and database performance using Extended Events, DMVs, Wait Statistics analysis, and third-party tooling; establish baselines and SLA-aligned alerting thresholds.
- Design, implement, and test robust backup and recovery strategies; own RTO/RPO targets and validate them through regular recovery drills.
- Architect and maintain HA/DR solutions including Always On Availability Groups and Log Shipping across production and DR environments.
- Govern database security: design role-based access controls, auditing frameworks, and encryption strategies in line with least-privilege and regulatory requirements.
- Own capacity planning and storage forecasting; collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure database platforms scale ahead of demand.
- Lead database change governance: review and approve schema migrations, deployment scripts, and ORM-generated queries before they reach production.
- Drive automation of routine DBA tasks (index maintenance, integrity checks, job monitoring) through PowerShell and SQL Agent.
- Manage SQL Server patching and upgrades through a formal change management process, including pre- and post-upgrade validation.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level DBAs; contribute to team knowledge-base and runbook documentation.
- Serve as the senior escalation point in the on-call rotation, leading the response and post-incident review for Severity 1 database outages.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
