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# Data Base Administrator (MS SQL)

- **Company:** Social Discovery Group
- **Location:** France (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Relational Databases, Database Schema, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1eb1a7865b86a8d3

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience with MS SQL Server 2008-2019.
 * Deep knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server architecture and internals.
 * Excellent T-SQL skills with extensive developer-level scripting experience: stored procedures, UDFs, triggers, and distributed transactions, plus a solid grasp of relational database fundamentals.
 * Proven ability to optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions.
 * Ability to read and understand code written by others.
 * Ability to independently identify logic errors from the database structure and code alone.

## Description

* Review developers' SQL code, analyze execution plans, and resolve execution-plan issues (including stored procedures executed tens of millions of times per day).
 * Optimize database performance - queries, indexes, locking, disk, memory.
 * Identify and resolve system bottlenecks, including on short notice and remotely.
 * Support and maintain an AlwaysOn availability group (2 servers: primary + mirror).
 * Help analysts and ML engineers with data access and retrieval.
 * Run routine database maintenance: archiving, recovery strategies, security policies, data integrity checks.
 * Work with high-load databases in the tens of terabytes.
 * Monitor server performance and proactively prevent incidents., * The initial pay level or pay range for this role will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process and before the commencement of employment;
 * Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
 * 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
 * Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
 * 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings;
 * Corporate discount for English lessons;
 * Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor's fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
 * Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
 * Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.