Senior SQL Server DBA: Production Reliability & HA/DR

shortlistd.io; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

shortlistd.io is seeking a Senior SQL Server DBA to own and continuously improve the reliability, performance, recoverability, and operational quality of database and data platform environments. This hands-on technical role sits within Platform, DevOps & Data, focusing on SQL Server-backed systems and ensuring production databases operate reliably while supporting software delivery.

You will collaborate with Software Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security to reduce production risks,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a DBA or similar production database role.

Responsibilities

• Production Ownership & Health: Own day-to-day operations, reliability, performance, and recoverability of production, QA, UAT, staging, and development databases.

Skills

SQL Server

Performance tuning

AlwaysOn AGs

HA/DR

ETL/ELT

SSIS

SQL Agent jobs

Azure DevOps

Jira

Git

Replication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Git

SQL Sentry

Redgate

Job description

shortlistd.io is seeking a Senior SQL Server DBA to own and continuously improve the reliability, performance, recoverability, and operational quality of database and data platform environments. This hands-on technical role sits within Platform, DevOps & Data, focusing on SQL Server-backed systems and ensuring production databases operate reliably while supporting software delivery.

You will collaborate with Software Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Security to reduce production risks,