Senior MS SQL Database Administrator

Overview

In this role you ensure the reliability, performance, and security of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments across a global footprint. You will work within the Global Database Team to design, deploy, and optimize database solutions, including cloud-based services, to support mission-critical applications. You’ll drive automation and governance while enabling modernization and cloud adoption. This is a chance to contribute to large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in a mission-driven, collaborative culture.

Pay / Benefits

• 401K with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain enterprise SQL Server environments
• Manage backup, recovery, replication, migration, and disaster recovery processes
• Design and support high-availability and business continuity solutions
• Administer Azure SQL Database environments (security, connectivity, monitoring, performance)
• Proactive monitoring, capacity planning, performance tuning, and issue resolution
• Troubleshoot complex database performance, availability, and operational issues
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, T-SQL, and related scripting
• Configure security, access controls, and governance compliance
• Apply patches, version upgrades, and licensing management
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, cloud, and security teams
• Maintain documentation and database standards
• Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours support
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for reliability, automation, scalability, and efficiency

• 7+ years of database administration experience with enterprise SQL Server environments
• Experience installing, configuring, and upgrading enterprise-scale SQL Server platforms
• Experience supporting production databases in large, complex organizations
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud environments
• Strong experience with SQL Server backup and recovery, replication, migrations, and high-availability configurations
• Proficiency with T-SQL and DBA best practices
• Experience implementing database security and governance standards
• Experience patching, version management, and licensing concepts
• Experience performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning
• Ability to work independently and with global teams
• On-call rotation availability

• strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
• excellent written and verbal communication
• ability to work independently and in a global team
• PowerShell scripting
• T-SQL
• SQL Server backup/recovery