Remote Azure SQL DBA – Data Platform & HIPAA Security

The Emily Program; Roseville (MN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

The Emily Program is seeking a Database Administrator to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of our Azure data platform, integrating data from health records and financial systems to support enterprise reporting.

You will be the first dedicated DBA, establishing platform standards, monitoring, backup/recovery, access controls, and documentation while partnering with Data Architecture and EHR teams in a remote US-based role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in IT, Healthcare Informatics, or related field; Associate degree with 7+ years of exp. considered in lieu of degree.
• Five or more years administering relational databases in production (SQL Server/Azure SQL).
• Experience with Azure data services, including pipeline monitoring and failure triage.
• Knowledge of HIPAA safeguards and data security practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage Azure SQL and data warehouse environments across development, test, and production.
• Ensure reliability of data ingestion from EHR, Salesforce, and financial systems; monitor and triage failures.
• Tune ETL/ELT transformations and reporting queries (SSRS, Power BI).
• Establish access controls and protect PHI per HIPAA; implement RBAC and encryption.

Skills

SQL performance tuning

HIPAA data security

Data ingestion monitoring

Cloud data platforms

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree + 7 years experience in lieu

Tools

Azure SQL

Azure Synapse

Microsoft Fabric

ETL/ELT tooling

Job description

The Emily Program is seeking a Database Administrator to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of our Azure data platform, integrating data from health records and financial systems to support enterprise reporting.

You will be the first dedicated DBA, establishing platform standards, monitoring, backup/recovery, access controls, and documentation while partnering with Data Architecture and EHR teams in a remote US-based role.