Senior Database Engineer

Datavail

. Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, proactively identifying performance, availability, and security risks .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in SQL Server database architecture, optimization, and management, with a strong focus on cloud solutions in AWS and Azure. Proficient in performance tuning, disaster recovery planning, and automation using Python and PowerShell.

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Senior-Level SQL Server DBA ExperienceT-SQL Query OptimizationAzure SQL Database OptimizationPython AutomationRoot-Cause Analysis

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Hard Skills

T-SQL Query OptimizationStored Procedure DevelopmentDatabase Architecture DesignDisaster Recovery PlanningPerformance TuningBackup StrategyHA/DR ConfigurationCapacity ForecastingSSIS ExperienceSSAS Experience

Soft Skills

Client CollaborationStakeholder Communication

Tools & Technologies

AWS RDSAzure SQL Managed InstancePower BIPowerShellPython

Industry Keywords

Cloud Database ArchitectureCost OptimizationPerformance SLOsAutomated RemediationIncident Reviews

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudPythonSQLSSIS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, proactively identifying performance, availability, and security risks
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 analysis and post-incident reviews for major issues
Translate incident findings into automation or process changes that prevent recurrence
Design and implement scalable database structures, including 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 with client technical teams and executive stakeholders to translate technical findings into business-relevant recommendations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior-level SQL Server specialist / Senior-level SQL Server DBA experience
T-SQL query optimization, including reading and rewriting execution plans, resolving parameter sniffing, statistics/cardinality issues, and Query Store-based tuning
Rewriting and refactoring stored procedures and T-SQL code for performance
Designing and maintaining clustered, nonclustered, and covering indexes; evaluating columnstore indexes; managing fragmentation and maintenance
Root-cause performance diagnosis, including wait-stats analysis, CPU/memory/I-O bottleneck isolation, tempdb contention, and blocking/deadlock resolution
Hands-on optimization of Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and AWS RDS for SQL Server
Azure and AWS cloud database architecture, migration, and cost optimization across IaaS and PaaS
Proactive performance baselining and monitoring
Architecture design, disaster recovery planning, and capacity forecasting
Backup strategy and HA/DR configuration
Defining and tracking SLOs for database availability and performance
Root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews
Designing scalable database structures, including partitioning strategies and audit specifications
Deployment and rollback scripting; coordinating version updates across environments
Python and PowerShell automation
Backup validation, monitoring, alerting, and reporting integrations such as Power BI
SSIS and SSAS experience
Stored procedure development for reporting
Ability to collaborate directly with client technical teams and executive stakeholders
Up to 20% domestic US travel for client onsite visits

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full medical benefits
Full-time employment
Up to 20% domestic (US) travel for client onsite visits