About This Role
A database professional who enjoys optimizing performance and supporting business-critical systems will find this role engaging, as it focuses on maintaining and evolving a growing data ecosystem. This position offers the opportunity to work across SQL Server environments and modern Azure-based data platforms.
Responsibilities
- Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server environments, including installation, configuration, maintenance, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and security management
- Monitor database performance, availability, capacity, and health to proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact business operations
- Manage database infrastructure, review usage trends, and generate metrics and reports to support operational planning and decision-making
- Collaborate with technology teams and project stakeholders to design, build, and deploy new database environments and solutions
- Support enterprise applications, integrations, APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and automated data flows between internal and third-party systems
- Maintain and enhance data pipelines that enable efficient and secure movement of information across the organization
- Support hybrid data environments spanning both on-premises infrastructure and cloud-based platforms
- Participate in cloud migration and data modernization initiatives involving Azure SQL technologies, Microsoft Fabric, Data Factory, and related services
- Assist with disaster recovery planning, high availability solutions, data archiving, and business continuity initiatives
- Provide advanced technical support for database-related incidents and collaborate with vendors and external partners when required
- Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and best practices
- Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability
- Participate in after-hours support and on-call rotations for critical business systems
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience administering and supporting Microsoft SQL Server environments
- Strong understanding of relational database concepts, architecture, and best practices
- Experience designing, implementing, configuring, and supporting SQL Server infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with database performance tuning, optimization, troubleshooting, and monitoring
- Exposure to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Microsoft Fabric, Data Factory, or other cloud-based data services
