Senior Database Administrator

At eimagine we know that your best work happens when you live your best life and share your unique talents so we do everything we can to be intentional in a remote enabled environment to make that possible. Recognized as a Best Places to Work since 2015 we are a team of humbly confident people who are proud of their craft continuous learners and have been known to cheer loudly for our teammates. For over 24 years we have been helping clients navigate technology and business change while staying committed to delivering value & outcomes that enables their success.

Due to our growth we are seeking a SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) to manage and support on-premises Microsoft SQL Server environments. This role ensures database performance availability security reliability and recovery across mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in SQL Server administration performance tuning backup and recovery and high availability in enterprise environments. Are you ready to eimagine better and partner with our clients to create business value through IT solutions

Description of Duties:

• Install configure maintain patch and upgrade on-premises SQL Server 2022 instances across development QA and production environments.
• Monitor database performance identify bottlenecks and tune queries indexes execution plans CPU memory and I/O utilization.
• Design and maintain full differential and transaction log backup strategies and regularly test restore procedures.
• Implement and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions including Always On Availability Groups clustering and replication.
• Manage database users roles permissions encryption and security policies in alignment with corporate and regulatory standards.
• Monitor database health logs alerts storage and growth trends to maintain reliability and support capacity planning.
• Perform routine maintenance including index rebuilds statistics updates and integrity checks.
• Automate recurring database administration tasks using PowerShell SQL Server Agent or other approved tools.
• Respond to production incidents and outages provide troubleshooting and complete root cause analysis for complex database issues.
• Partner with developers to optimize queries and database design and support deployments releases and schema changes.
• Plan and implement scaling strategies that support business growth and evolving system demands.

• 8 years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience administering SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server 2022 in on-premises enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to upgrade and migrate legacy SQL Server versions (2012/2016) to currently supported releases.
• Deep knowledge of T-SQL stored procedures triggers indexing backup and recovery models and query optimization.
• Experience with high availability technologies including Always On Availability Groups clustering and replication.
• Proficiency with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) monitoring tools and performance diagnostics.
• Solid understanding of Windows Server storage concepts database security access control and disaster recovery planning including RPO and RTO concepts.
• Experience automating database administration tasks with PowerShell SQL Server Agent or comparable scripting tools.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex production issues and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting enterprise multi-server environments and hybrid on-premises and cloud architectures preferred.
• Exposure to SSIS SSRS data warehousing concepts or relevant Microsoft Azure and SQL certifications preferred.

• Bachelors degree in computer science information systems or a related field or equivalent job-related experience required.