Senior SQL Database Administrator
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Senior SQL Database Administrator managing SQL Server platforms for Hamilton, focusing on automation and performance engineering in a remote role.
Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and operate highly available and resilient SQL Server environments (Standalone, Failover Cluster Instances, Always On Availability Groups).
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of SQL Server instances: build, patch, upgrade, decommission.
- Ensure database platforms meet availability, performance, security, and recoverability requirements.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex database incidents and performance issues.
- Design and implement automation-first DBA processes, minimizing manual intervention.
- Build and maintain automation using: PowerShell, T-SQL, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or equivalent).
- Automate: SQL builds and configuration, Patching and upgrades, Backups, restores, and DR testing, Monitoring, alerting, and health checks.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform, DSC where applicable) for database platforms.
- Promote “DBA as a service” capabilities for engineering teams.
- Lead advanced performance troubleshooting and query optimization.
- Analyze execution plans, wait statistics, and IO patterns.
- Design and implement indexing, partitioning, and data-growth strategies.
- Proactively identify and remediate performance and capacity risks.
- Support performance testing and release readiness for critical applications.
- Implement and maintain SQL security best practices: Least privilege access, Encryption (TDE, TLS, Always Encrypted where applicable), Auditing and logging.
- Support compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements (e.g. SOX, ISO 27001, internal security standards).
Requirements:
- Extensive hands-on experience as a Senior SQL Server DBA in production environments.
- Deep expertise in: SQL Server internals, T-SQL development, Performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Strong automation and scripting skills (PowerShell essential).
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for database and platform changes.
- Proven experience operating high-availability and disaster-recovery SQL solutions.
- Strong understanding of Windows Server and underlying infrastructure.
- Relevant experience valued over formal education.
- Microsoft certifications (e.g. Azure Database Administrator Associate, legacy MCSE) are desirable but not mandatory.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Matching 401K plan
- Medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- Generous time off (including parental leave)
- Continued support for professional development
- Gym subsidy
- My day (additional days leave for personal interests/wellness/charity work
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