Remote Azure SQL Specialist — Performance & Migrations

Team Venti

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Team Venti, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Microsoft SQL Specialist for a fully remote role. You will modernize SQL environments across on-prem and Azure, driving performance, cost efficiency, and reliability while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

You bring 6+ years of Microsoft SQL Server experience, Azure expertise, and a strong focus on tuning, migrations, and DevOps for databases. This remote position supports Azure workloads and cloud transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.
  • Advanced English level.
  • Proven expertise in Azure SQL offerings and cloud-based deployments.
  • Experience with SQL performance tuning, query optimization, and cost optimization strategies.
  • Hands-on experience migrating SQL workloads to Azure.
  • Experience with DevOps practices for database deployments.
  • ITIL-aligned processes familiarity and ITIL certification.
  • Additional SQL or Azure certifications.
  • Competitive compensation based on experience.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze SQL Server environments to identify performance issues and implement tuning improvements.
  • Design and migrate SQL workloads from on-premises to Azure SQL services.
  • Implement and optimize Azure SQL deployments including configuration, scaling, monitoring.
  • Drive SQL cost optimization by analyzing usage and right-sizing resources.
  • Optimize complex SQL queries and stored procedures to boost performance.
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure SQL environments align with architecture and operations.
  • Support DevOps for database lifecycle management including CI/CD integration.
  • Provide guidance on SQL best practices and cloud adoption.

Skills

SQL tuning
Query optimization
Cloud cost optimization
Client communication

Education

ITIL certification
Azure certifications

Tools

Azure SQL
SQL Server
CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Team Venti, based in Austin, TX, seeks a Microsoft SQL Specialist for a fully remote role. You will modernize SQL environments across on-prem and Azure, driving performance, cost efficiency, and reliability while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

You bring 6+ years of Microsoft SQL Server experience, Azure expertise, and a strong focus on tuning, migrations, and DevOps for databases. This remote position supports Azure workloads and cloud transformation initiatives.

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