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# Senior Database Administrator

- **Company:** THE PHOENIX
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Databases, Data as a Services, Data Validation, Data Deduplication, Data Governance, Data Masking, Database Queries, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Performance Tuning, Power BI, Azure Active Directory, SQL Stored Procedures, Transact-SQL, Enterprise Data Management, Datadog, Azure Data Factory, System Availability, Database Optimization, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-2E248719655F19E6CF/

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with at least 3 years focused natively on Microsoft Azure data services
 * Deep, hands-on knowledge of Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server
 * Proven track record building and optimizing enterprise-level pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF)
 * Advanced T-SQL skills (writing/tuning complex queries, stored procedures, triggers, and views)
 * Experience with automation scripts using Azure Native tooling

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

 * Experience with Microsoft Purview or other Core Enterprise Data Management tooling
 * Familiarity with Azure Synapse Analytics or Databricks
 * Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric and PowerBI
 * Familiarity with Datadog or other observability platforms

## Description

* Monitor, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks across Azure SQL Databases and Managed Instances.
 * Optimize complex queries, indexing strategies, execution plans, and database configurations.
 * Review table designs, stored procedures, views, and other database objects for performance optimization and security.
 * Implement proactive resource management (DTU/vCore scaling) to balance high performance with cloud cost-efficiency.
 * Continually evaluate data growth rates and develop capacity plans for future needs.

Core Enterprise Data Maintenance & Governance

 * Ensure the absolute integrity, availability, and security of the organization's core enterprise data domains.
 * Collaborate with data governance teams to implement data quality checks, schema validation, and deduplication processes.
 * Manage data lifecycle strategies, including archiving and partitioning strategies for large-scale digital datasets.

High Availability, Security & Compliance

 * Manage backup/recovery strategies, geo-replication, and failover groups to guarantee strict RPO and RTO objectives.
 * Implement and enforce data security policies, including Azure Active Directory integration, Row-Level Security, Data Masking, and encryption at rest/in transit.
 * Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.