[Remote] SQL Database Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kavaliro is seeking a highly skilled Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to join their team. This role is responsible for the performance, integrity, security, and availability of enterprise database systems across both on-premises and cloud environments.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain SQL Server databases in high-availability environments
- Perform advanced database performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies
- Monitor database performance and system health using Datadog and other tools
- Manage and support cloud-based database solutions in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Configure and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions
- Troubleshoot database issues, including performance bottlenecks, deadlocks, and outages
- Implement and maintain database security, access controls, and compliance standards
- Support database migrations, upgrades, and cloud transformations
- Collaborate with developers and infrastructure teams to optimize application performance
- Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting (PowerShell, T-SQL, etc.)
- Provide on-call support as needed for production environments
Skills
- 7+ years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in SQL Server performance tuning and optimization
- Hands-on experience with Azure SQL, Azure Managed Instances, or AWS RDS/EC2
- Experience with monitoring tools, specifically Datadog
- Deep understanding of database architecture, indexing, execution plans, and query performance
- Experience with High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions (Always On, clustering, replication)
- Proficiency in T-SQL scripting and performance troubleshooting
- Experience managing large-scale, mission-critical databases
- Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of other database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, ARM templates, etc.)
- Certifications in Azure, AWS, or SQL Server
- Experience in hybrid cloud environments
Benefits
- Remote
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