Senior Database Administrator

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOININGA growing enterprise technology organization in the middle of a significant infrastructure and cloud modernization effortA systems and cloud organization responsible for modernizing a large, complex database environment while continuing to support critical production applicationsA collaborative technology team working across cloud architecture, infrastructure, applications, database engineering, project delivery, and external technology partnersAn environment moving away from manual, server-by-server administration toward standardized, source-controlled, automated database operationsThis will be a senior individual contributor and high-trust role with meaningful ownership of the organization's database environmentLOCATIONFort Mill, SC, Charlotte metro areaOn-site environmentDirect exposure to the infrastructure and technology leaders driving the organization's cloud transformationWHAT THEY OFFER YOUDirect ownership of a large-scale enterprise SQL Server environment during a live Azure transformationThe opportunity to become the primary internal technical authority for database administration and engineeringA chance to modernize how database operations are managed, including monitoring, automation, source control, CI/CD, provisioning, and performance managementSignificant influence over database standards and operating practices for the next several yearsExposure beyond traditional SQL Server administration, including Azure database services, PostgreSQL, modern database platforms, and cloud architectureThe ability to partner closely with the Azure Cloud Architect and broader infrastructure organization as new environments and standards are establishedCompetitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and continued investment in professional developmentWHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANTThe organization is actively migrating a large SQL Server environment from traditional on-premises infrastructure into Azure as part of a broader cloud transformationThis person will provide hands-on ownership of database health, performance, availability, maintenance, and continuity throughout that transition and beyondDuring the active migration, you will work alongside an external database engineering partner before assuming greater long-term internal ownership of the Azure SQL environmentThe opportunity extends well beyond maintaining databases and responding when something breaksYou will proactively identify performance issues, evaluate execution plans, improve indexing strategies, optimize queries, modernize stored procedures, and address technical debt across the environmentYou will help move database administration toward repeatable and automated practices using source control, CI/CD, scripting, monitoring, and standardized deployment processesSQL Server remains the organization's core database platform, but this person will also help evaluate where PostgreSQL, Azure PaaS database offerings, or other modern database technologies may provide a better fit for specific workloadsYou will partner with the Azure Cloud Architect to ensure database provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational standards are incorporated into new environments from the beginningThis is an opportunity to inherit a meaningful production environment while also having the runway to materially improve how it operatesTHE BACKGROUND THAT FITS5+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration experience within production enterprise environmentsStrong SQL Server performance tuning expertise, including execution plan analysis, indexing strategy, Query Store, query optimization, and stored procedure optimizationAbility to proactively identify database performance problems rather than relying solely on reactive troubleshootingExperience managing backup, recovery, business continuity, and high-availability strategies in production environmentsHands-on experience with Windows SQL Server clustering and Always On Availability GroupsExperience supporting SQL Server migrations, ideally involving Azure Database Migration Service, Data Migration Assistant, or comparable migration toolingExperience administering SQL Server within Azure IaaS environments, including VM sizing, storage configuration, operating system considerations, SQL configuration, and hardeningExperience using Git or comparable source-control practices for database objects and participating in CI/CD release processesPowerShell or Python scripting experience with an interest in automating routine database administration and monitoringExperience supporting ETL and data integration processes using SSIS, Azure Data Factory, or comparable technologiesStrong understanding of database design and the ability to partner with application and business teams on database-related requirementsPostgreSQL experience or meaningful exposure to alternative modern database platforms is highly valuableExposure to Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database, Synapse, Fabric, or other Azure data services is a plusExperience working within a large, complex SQL Server estate or supporting a significant cloud/database migration program is highly valuableStrong communication skills and a collaborative approach to technical problem-solvingReference: 70092