Senior Database Engineer

Datavail

. Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by identifying performance, availability, and security risks before incidents .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in SQL Server database administration, including performance optimization, cloud database architecture, and disaster recovery planning. Proficient in automation using Python and PowerShell, with a strong focus on client collaboration and service delivery.

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SQL Server DBA ExperienceT-SQL Query OptimizationAzure SQL Database OptimizationRoot-Cause AnalysisPython Automation

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Hard Skills

T-SQLStored ProceduresDatabase TuningClustered IndexesNonclustered IndexesColumnstore IndexesBackup StrategyHA/DR ConfigurationPerformance MonitoringCapacity Forecasting

Soft Skills

Client CollaborationStakeholder Communication

Tools & Technologies

AWS RDSAzure IaaSAzure PaaSPower BISSISSSAS

Industry Keywords

Cloud Database ArchitectureDisaster Recovery PlanningPerformance SLOsAutomated RemediationDatabase Service Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudPythonSQLSSIS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by identifying performance, availability, and security risks before incidents
Advise clients on cloud database architecture, migration, and cost optimization across AWS and Azure IaaS and PaaS
Lead architecture design, disaster recovery planning, and capacity forecasting initiatives
Own the end-to-end database service lifecycle, including backup strategy, HA/DR configuration, proactive tuning, and platform roadmap planning
Define and track database availability and performance SLOs
Drive automated remediation for recurring failure patterns
Lead root-cause analyses and post-incident reviews, converting findings into automation or process improvements
Design and implement scalable database structures, partitioning strategies, and audit specifications
Develop and maintain deployment and rollback scripts
Coordinate version updates across environments
Build Python and PowerShell automation for backup validation, monitoring, alerting, and reporting integrations such as Power BI
Migrate and support SSIS packages and SSAS cubes
Develop stored procedures for reporting
Collaborate directly with client technical teams and executive stakeholders to translate technical findings into business recommendations
Serve as Primary DBA for one or more clients and lead service delivery within Datavail’s multi-tiered managed-services model

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior-level SQL Server specialist / SQL Server DBA experience
Strong T-SQL query optimization, including execution plans, parameter sniffing, statistics/cardinality issues, and Query Store-based tuning
Experience rewriting and refactoring stored procedures and T-SQL code for performance
Experience designing and maintaining clustered, nonclustered, covering, and columnstore indexes
Root-cause performance diagnosis using wait-stats analysis and CPU/memory/I-O bottleneck isolation
Experience resolving tempdb contention, blocking, and deadlocks
Hands-on optimization of Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and AWS RDS for SQL Server
Experience with Azure and AWS cloud database architecture, migration, and cost optimization across IaaS and PaaS
Experience with performance baselining and proactive monitoring
Experience leading architecture design, disaster recovery planning, and capacity forecasting
Experience with backup strategy, HA/DR configuration, database tuning, and platform roadmap planning
Experience defining and tracking database availability and performance SLOs
Experience with root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews
Experience designing scalable database structures, partitioning strategies, and audit specifications
Experience developing deployment/rollback scripts and coordinating version updates
Python and PowerShell automation experience
Experience with SSIS packages, SSAS cubes, stored procedures for reporting, and Power BI integrations
Ability to collaborate with client technical teams and executive stakeholders
Ability to travel up to 20% domestically in the US

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full medical benefits
Remote work arrangement
Up to 20% domestic US travel for client onsite visits