TELECOMMUTE REMOTE - Microsoft Database Administrator

We are looking for expert-level Database Administrator responsible for the design, administration, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database environments hosted on AWS., * Administer, monitor, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server instances deployed on AWS EC2 (Windows and Linux), ensuring high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and optimal performance at all times.

• Design and implement HA/DR solutions including SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups, log shipping, and AWS-native replication strategies appropriate to the environment.
• Lead capacity planning, storage configuration, and instance sizing decisions in coordination with the cloud infrastructure team.
• Perform advanced performance tuning including index management, execution plan analysis, wait statistics interpretation, and workload profiling.
• Assist in driving the evaluation, planning, and phased adoption of PostgreSQL and AWS Aurora, including migration planning from SQL Server where applicable.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce database standards, naming conventions, security policies, and change control procedures across all supported platforms for the team.
• Author and maintain internal runbooks, knowledge base articles, and technical documentation for use by DBA team members and adjacent technical staff.
• Act as a primary escalation point for complex database incidents and service degradations, including participation in after-hours critical support.
• Collaborate with development teams to review schema designs, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and ORM usage patterns prior to production deployment, with a focus on performance, observability, and known risk areas.
• Execute and oversee scheduled ad hoc maintenance activities including patching, backups, integrity checks, and statistics updates within the approved change management process as needed.
• Identify systemic risks and proactively recommend and implement remediation strategies before issues affect production workloads.
• Participate in or lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts following major incidents, producing written summaries with corrective action items.

• Engineering Degree BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc.
• Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable., Mandatory skills
• 10+ years of production DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server (2016 and above), including deep expertise in administration, performance tuning, and HA/DR architecture.
• Demonstrated experience administering SQL Server on Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, or equivalent) in addition to Windows Server environments.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing SQL Server workloads within AWS, including EC2-hosted instances, EBS storage configuration, and integration with AWS services such as CloudWatch, S3, and IAM.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL or AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, with the ability to ramp quickly into a lead role on these platforms.
• Proficiency in T-SQL at an advanced level, including dynamic SQL, window functions, query plan analysis, and performance-oriented refactoring.
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or Bash for DBA task automation, monitoring, and deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with database DevOps practices, including source control, release management, and deployment automation.
• Strong working knowledge of database security principles including encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access control, auditing, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.

Good to have skills

Certifications Recommended

Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, or equivalent Microsoft SQL Server administration certification.

AWS Certified Database Specialty (DBS-C01).

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Experience working in a 24x7 operating model with participation in on-call support and critical incident response.
• Experience utilizing SQL Extended Events