Senior Database Administrator - Remote Role with Cloud Focus

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join our dynamic team in a fully remote capacity. As a Senior Database Administrator (DBA), you will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing database systems across both on-premises and cloud environments. This role ensures database performance, availability, security, and scalability across multiple technologies, with a primary focus on Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL, along with exposure to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB, and NoSQL databases. Join us to make a significant impact on our data infrastructure!

What You'll Do

• Install, configure, and manage Microsoft SQL Server and other database systems including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB, and NoSQL databases.
• Administer and optimize Azure SQL databases, ensuring performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Monitor database health using tools such as ManageEngine Application Manager, Brent Ozar utilities, or similar monitoring tools.
• Perform query tuning, index management, and capacity planning for high-performance environments.
• Implement and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery (HA/DR) processes.
• Enforce database security best practices, including access control, encryption, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Automate maintenance and operational tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, or equivalent scripting tools.
• Collaborate with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams on database design, partitioning, and scalability strategies.
• Support database performance optimization and troubleshooting across production environments.
• Exposure to EDW design, integration, or optimization will be beneficial but not mandatory.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server including installation, configuration, clustering, replication, Always On, and performance tuning.
• Proven experience with Azure and Azure SQL administration and optimization.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB, flat-file, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as ManageEngine Application Manager, Brent Ozar utilities, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in T-SQL and PowerShell scripting for automation and maintenance.
• Strong understanding of backup/recovery, high availability, disaster recovery (HA/DR), and database security practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (or equivalent certification) – required.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric and modern data platform technologies.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW), ETL processes, or analytics workflows.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized databases (Docker/Kubernetes).

What We Offer

• Fully remote role with global exposure and collaboration opportunities.
• Opportunity to work across a broad range of database technologies and cloud platforms.
• Contribute to data and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Work in a supportive and innovation-driven environment.
• Strong work-life balance with regular team-building activities.