Senior Database Engineer

Role overview Own the reliability, performance, and deployment of database-backed web applications across customer and hosted environments. The role centers on production SQL Server operations in Azure and Windows ecosystems, while partnering with engineering, support, security, and customers to resolve complex issues and improve operational efficiency.

Responsibilities - Configure, deploy, administer, and optimize SQL Server environments hosted on Azure, including a large fleet of production instances. - Diagnose database and application performance problems and carry out upgrades, patching, backups, restores, and disaster-recovery work. - Prepare customer environments and application components; support systems built on Windows Server, IIS, and SQL Server. - Maintain data extracts, data scrubbing, and database maintenance activities. - Automate operational work and improve scalability, monitoring, and performance; use analytics or AI tools to help detect and prevent issues. - Document and manage customer issues, serve as an escalation resource, mentor support colleagues, and communicate technical findings to varied audiences.

Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience. - At least five years administering Windows Server 2019 or later and SQL Server 2019 or later, including database design and T-SQL development. - At least five years tuning SQL Server performance and supporting SQL Server clusters on Azure virtual machines. - At least five years supporting web applications in an n-tier architecture, including production systems hosted in Azure. - Experience with application performance monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Datadog, or New Relic. - Strong troubleshooting, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have - Automation or scripting experience with tools such as PowerShell, Python, ARM, or Terraform; API and application integration experience; healthcare or HIPAA-regulated environment experience; or customer-facing technical work.

Benefits and work setup - Remote work with occasional company travel; the listing describes roughly one to three trips per year, though another section says three to four. - Bonus eligible. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; retirement and spending or savings accounts; paid leave and holidays; parental and bonding leave; LGBTQ+ health services; and pet insurance.