Senior SQL Server DBA — AI-Driven, High-Impact SaaS Ops

Hirebridge; Santiago; Hybrid; CLP 16,740,000 - 25,668,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Monthly Food Vouchers

Christmas Bonus

Teleworking Bonus

Job summary

Sovos is hiring a Senior Database Administrator to scale and safeguard our enterprise database environments powering SaaS apps for 100,000+ customers. You will lead performance tuning, high-availability, and disaster recovery while mentoring junior DBAs and collaborating with product teams.

We value hands-on expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a bias for action as we streamline AI-assisted operations and ensure SQL Server reliability across global deployments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing production database environments.
• Deep expertise in performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Strong proficiency with SQL Server environments.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for critical database technologies, leading resolution of incidents and performance issues across SQL Server environments.
• Proactively monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement tuning solutions to optimize queries and throughput.
• Collaborate with software engineers and tech leads to review query designs and schema changes for efficiency and scalability.
• Lead patches, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime, including backup/recovery, high-availability, and disaster recovery testing.
• Mentor and support junior DBAs and application teams, driving best practices across the org.
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling to streamline monitoring, root cause analysis, and workflows.
• Communicate database health, maintenance status, and risks clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

SQL Server

Performance Tuning

Database Administration

English Proficiency

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Database-related degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

Sovos is hiring a Senior Database Administrator to scale and safeguard our enterprise database environments powering SaaS apps for 100,000+ customers. You will lead performance tuning, high-availability, and disaster recovery while mentoring junior DBAs and collaborating with product teams.

We value hands-on expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a bias for action as we streamline AI-assisted operations and ensure SQL Server reliability across global deployments.