Database Administrator – Microsoft SQL Server

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Administer, maintain, and provide support for Microsoft SQL Server environments spanning production, development, testing, and disaster recovery.

• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot SQL Server instances along with related database services.

• Oversee SQL Server databases across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid environments.

• Monitor the health, availability, capacity, performance, and resource utilization of databases.

• Conduct index optimization, statistics maintenance, integrity checks, and database cleanup tasks.

• Assist with database migrations, consolidations, upgrades, and modernization efforts.

• Facilitate transitions from legacy database systems to contemporary Microsoft and Azure platforms.

• Design and support solutions for high availability and disaster recovery.

• Manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, and replication processes.

• Develop and uphold backup, retention, recovery, RPO, and RTO strategies.

• Analyze SQL queries, execution plans, indexes, blocking, deadlocks, and system resource utilization.

• Troubleshoot performance challenges across databases, servers, applications, storage, and network dependencies.

• Collaborate with Application and Development teams to enhance database and query performance.

• Implement database security protocols using least privilege and role-based access controls.

• Oversee database authentication, service accounts, roles, permissions, and privileged access management.

• Support security hardening, vulnerability remediation, encryption, auditing, and logging efforts.

• Develop PowerShell, T-SQL, and other automation scripts for database administration and infrastructure operations.

• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions following significant database or infrastructure incidents.

• Participate in an on-call rotation for critical production systems.

• Work collaboratively with IT Infrastructure, Information Security, Application, and Development teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 3–5+ years of experience managing Microsoft SQL Server environments.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration.

• Experience supporting Windows Server environments.

• Familiarity with SQL Server backup, restoration, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.

• Expertise in troubleshooting database performance and availability problems.

• Strong knowledge of database security, authentication, authorization, and permissions.

• Experience with SQL Server high-availability technologies.

• Working knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.

• Proficient in using T-SQL for database administration and troubleshooting tasks.

• Experience with PowerShell scripting.

• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis abilities.

• Capacity to support critical production systems within a structured IT operations framework.

• Preferred: experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.

• Preferred: experience supporting hybrid Microsoft infrastructure environments.

• Preferred: familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft System Center, Azure Arc, or similar technologies.

• Preferred: experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Windows Server Failover Clustering.

• Preferred: experience assisting with database migrations to Microsoft Azure.

• Preferred: experience in infrastructure automation and scripting.

• Preferred: background in healthcare or healthcare Revenue Cycle Management.

• Familiarity with HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and PCI DSS is preferred.

• Understanding of environments containing PHI, PII, PCI, or other sensitive information is preferred.

• Microsoft certifications related to Azure, SQL Server, database administration, or cloud infrastructure are preferred.

• Approximately 10% travel required, as needed.

• Participation in an on-call rotation for critical production systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.

• Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.

• Coverage for short-term and long-term disability.

• Options for voluntary coverage.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching opportunities.

• Paid time off accruing from the first day of employment.

• Flexible benefit options.

• Approximately 10% travel required, as needed.