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# Database Engineer

- **Company:** Tranzeal, Inc.
- **Location:** Jacksonville, FL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Packet Analyzer, Online Transaction Processing, PCI Data Security Standards, Windows PowerShell, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Snowflake, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Indexer, Cosmos DB, Perfmon
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/aa7fdf0c-41a1-4f86-9d3d-d90ac6f27300

## About the Role

* 10+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA/Database Engineering experience.
 * 5+ years in a senior performance-focused role.
 * Expert knowledge of SQL Server 2016 2022 internals.
 * Advanced T-SQL, stored procedure optimization, and execution-plan analysis.
 * Strong experience with Query Store, Extended Events, DMVs, and wait-statistics analysis.
 * Proven experience resolving database performance bottlenecks, contention, blocking, and deadlocks.
 * Hands-on experience with partitioning, Always On AGs, and replication.
 * Experience with high-volume OLTP / large-scale databases.
 * Financial services, banking, or payments experience preferred.
 * Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with engineering and business stakeholders.

Preferred

 * Azure SQL / SQL Server on Azure or AWS
 * Cloud performance and cost optimization
 * Database DevOps / CI/CD
 * PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, or Snowflake
 * PowerShell/dbatools
 * PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, or similar regulated environments

## Description

We are seeking a Senior DBA/Database Engineer with strong hands-on experience in SQL Server performance engineering, database optimization, and scalability. This is an engineering-focused role requiring someone who can diagnose performance issues and implement the technical solution, not just administer or monitor databases.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in SQL/database optimization and has progressed into senior DBA/database engineering responsibilities., * Diagnose and resolve SQL Server performance issues involving CPU, memory, I/O, blocking, deadlocks, locks/latches, tempdb, and transaction logs.

 * Analyze execution plans, wait statistics, DMVs, Query Store, Extended Events, and PerfMon to identify root causes and bottlenecks.
 * Perform advanced T-SQL, stored procedure, query, indexing, and statistics optimization.
 * Resolve parameter sniffing, plan regressions, memory grants, spills, and non-SARGable queries.
 * Design and optimize partitioning, HA/DR, Always On Availability Groups, and SQL Server Replication.
 * Support large-scale, high-concurrency OLTP environments and multi-TB databases.
 * Review application/ORM-generated SQL and provide performance recommendations to development teams.
 * Build automation using T-SQL and PowerShell/dbatools.
 * Lead production troubleshooting, RCA, performance improvements, and capacity planning.
 * Mentor DBAs and developers and communicate technical findings to leadership.