Senior Database Administrator, Microsoft SQL – Production & Cloud

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

📋 Description

• Ensure the operational stability, availability, performance, and security of Microsoft SQL Server environments that are vital for supporting critical business applications.

• Manage and enhance SQL Server environments (2017 and 2022) on both on-premises infrastructure and Microsoft Azure, while ensuring adherence to corporate standards and best practices.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve performance-related issues, incidents, and database failures, conducting root cause analysis and executing corrective measures.

• Spearhead initiatives focused on high availability, backup, recovery, disaster recovery (DR), and the resilience of the environments.

• Collaborate with development teams to optimize data modeling, SQL queries, stored procedures, and deployment workflows.

• Lead database automation and modernization efforts, such as Database-as-Code, integration with CI/CD pipelines, and the adoption of cloud solutions.

• Establish and uphold administration standards, operational procedures, security protocols, and governance practices.

• Work alongside infrastructure, cloud, security, and engineering teams for capacity planning, platform lifecycle management, compliance, and technological transformation.

• Generate technical documentation and disseminate knowledge within the DBA team.

• Participate in on-call rotations and offer support for critical production incidents, maintenance tasks, and deployments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Profound understanding of relational database principles, enterprise architecture, and best practices in database administration.

• Extensive experience in managing Microsoft SQL Server versions 2017 and 2022.

• Familiarity with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and clustering technologies.

• Understanding of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).

• Knowledge of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

• Experience with Service Broker.

• Acquainted with SQL Profiler and performance analysis tools.

• Proficient in backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.

• Expertise in SQL query optimization, execution plans, and performance troubleshooting.

• Experience in analyzing and resolving deadlocks.

• Advanced knowledge of T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and linked servers.

• Experience managing SQL Server workloads in Microsoft Azure, including Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL.

• Understanding of database security measures, role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, auditing, and vulnerability management.

• Familiarity with Database-as-Code concepts and methodologies for version-controlled database deployment.

• Basic knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code using tools like Terraform and Packer.

• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices as they relate to the database lifecycle.

• Experience with database monitoring, performance diagnostics, and root cause analysis.

• Knowledge of automation through PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

• Experience with structured change and release management processes.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.

• Analytical, organized, and solution-oriented mindset.

• Proactive and disciplined professional with a keen attention to detail.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work mode: 100% Remote

• Meal and/or food allowance (VA and/or VR)

• Wellness Program: psychological support, legal support, social support, financial support

• Health insurance and dental plan

• Life insurance

• Wellhub

• Partner discounts: Sucesu, Target Trust, Sesc and Seprorgs

• Company anniversary bonus

• Referral bonus for successful hires

• Childcare assistance