Associate Lead SQL Server Engineer (Enterprise-Scale)

Rockstar Games; New York (NY); On-site; USD 133,900 - 187,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Annual performance bonuses

Opportunities for equity awards

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in New York is seeking a passionate Associate Lead Microsoft Database Engineer to provide technical leadership and drive operational excellence across their global SQL Server environment. The role includes leading a team, overseeing the health and performance of SQL Server environments, and implementing solutions for high availability. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience with SQL Server administration and a strong understanding of performance tuning. This position offers a competitive salary range and the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration and development.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring Database Engineers in enterprise environments.
• Expert understanding of SQL Server internals, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of SQL Server Database Engineers.
• Oversee health, performance, and availability of SQL Server environments.
• Architect, implement, and maintain HA/DR solutions.
• Drive automation of routine operational tasks.
• Review and tune queries, indexes, and server configurations.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server administration

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Query optimization

Automation scripting

Documentation skills

Cross-team collaboration

Education

10+ years of experience

Tools

PowerBI

SQL Sentry

SolarWinds DPA

ETL workflows

Job description

A leading entertainment company in New York is seeking a passionate Associate Lead Microsoft Database Engineer to provide technical leadership and drive operational excellence across their global SQL Server environment. The role includes leading a team, overseeing the health and performance of SQL Server environments, and implementing solutions for high availability. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience with SQL Server administration and a strong understanding of performance tuning. This position offers a competitive salary range and the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment.