Hybrid SQL Server DBA — Azure, High Availability & HIPAA

Pantherx Specialty LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with employer matching

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Pantherx Specialty LLC in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a hands-on Database Administrator to maintain, optimize, and secure our SQL Server environments, both on-prem and in Azure.

You will implement Always On, perform backups and restores, tune performance, support analytics and applications, and ensure HIPAA compliance. This role offers hybrid work, competitive benefits, and opportunities to advance within IT Infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in on-prem or Azure environments.
• Strong understanding of database performance tuning and optimization.
• Proven experience with backup strategies, high availability, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Administers and maintains SQL Server databases in on-prem and Azure environments.
• Implements and monitors Always On Availability Groups for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Performs database backups, restores, and recovery procedures.
• Optimizes database performance through indexing, query tuning, and capacity planning.
• Supports application and analytics teams with database deployments, schema changes, and data integrity assurance.
• Implements and adheres to change management processes for database operations.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and data governance standards.
• Documents procedures, configurations, and maintain operational runbooks.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure SQL

Backup & DR

Performance tuning

Security & IAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Redgate

SQL Profiler

SolarWinds

Job description

Pantherx Specialty LLC in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a hands-on Database Administrator to maintain, optimize, and secure our SQL Server environments, both on-prem and in Azure.

You will implement Always On, perform backups and restores, tune performance, support analytics and applications, and ensure HIPAA compliance. This role offers hybrid work, competitive benefits, and opportunities to advance within IT Infrastructure.