Database Reliability Engineer (Remote)

WebstaurantStore is the foodservice professional’s premier source for restaurant equipment and supplies. They are seeking a Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to protect and ensure the availability of data, collaborate with team members on performance measurement, and automate routine tasks for operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Protect, preserve, and ensure the continuous availability of data
• Collaborate with senior team members to measure, analyze, and fine-tune database performance, ensuring optimal configuration and resource utilization
• Document and automate routine database tasks to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency
• Assist in building, testing, and maintaining internal tools that enable application and database developers to manage their own data needs
• Gain proficiency in both in-house developed solutions and third-party tools used for database monitoring, management, and automation
• Share responsibility for implementing and maintaining database security, backup strategies, and routine maintenance procedures
• Join the on-call rotation to respond to incidents, contribute to root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes to prevent recurrence
• Implement new SQL Server features to improve performance, reliability, and scalability
• Respond to and resolve database performance incidents

Requirements:

• Have 2+ years of experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server
• Have 2+ years of experience supporting Postgres
• Experience supporting SQL Server Always On Availability Groups
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server. Able to write, review, and troubleshoot T-SQL and apply basic performance tuning
• Able to follow and improve runbooks and documentation to make work repeatable
• Possess a strong attention to detail
• Access to a reliable and secure high-speed internet connection
• Access to a home router and modem
• A dedicated home office space that is noise- and distraction-free
• A valid, physical address (apartment, suite, etc.). PO Boxes are not supported
• The desire and ability to work and communicate with other team members via chat, webcam, etc
• Legal residents of one of the following states: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY). H-1B Visa Sponsorship Not Available, W2 only
• Comfortable building and maintaining PowerShell scripts, including error handling and simple tests
• Good understanding of relational design with awareness of normalization trade-offs
• Comfortable with both Windows and Linux systems (services, networking basics, package managers)
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and/or MariaDB for common admin tasks (users/roles, backups/restores, minor version upgrades)
• Comfortable with Git and collaborative workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews, resolving merge conflicts)
• Ability to triage performance issues and restore systems to their baseline state
• Familiarity with automation and task scheduling tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Implemented and maintained database security and compliance controls such as least privilege access, auditing, encryption, and secrets management