What Your Day Might Look Like:

Keep systems running: Monitor, maintain, and support MS SQL Server environments, including high-availability setups (e.g. Availability Groups).
Solve real issues: Troubleshoot performance and availability problems, identify root causes, and prevent them from happening again.
Optimize performance: Handle tuning, indexing, and automation to keep databases efficient and scalable.
Ensure resilience: Manage backup and recovery processes to guarantee data integrity and disaster readiness.
Maintain security: Apply patches, manage upgrades, and enforce database security best practices.
Support operations: Respond to incidents and support requests, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
Work across technologies: Contribute to projects involving other database systems (e.g. MongoDB, CockroachDB).
Operate in the cloud: Support and optimize cloud-based database environments (primarily Azure).

Your Superpowers 🚀

Hands-on experience managing MS SQL Server in production environments.
Strong understanding of core SQL Server features (monitoring, jobs, backup/recovery, replication, Availability Groups / Always On).
Experience diagnosing and resolving performance and availability issues.
Good knowledge of database design concepts (e.g. partitioning, in-memory tables).
Exposure to other database technologies (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CockroachDB).
Experience working with cloud environments (preferably Azure).
Familiarity with Git/GitLab workflows.
Fluent in English, with clear communication skills.
A proactive, problem-solving mindset and ability to work effectively within a team.

Perks on Perks

Competitive salary.
Training budget to level up your skills from top tech partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Databricks – whether it’s certifications or courses, we’ve got you covered.
Private insurance, top-tier tech gear, and the chance to work with a stellar crew.

SQL Server Database Administrator

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