Remote Microsoft SQL DBA — High-Availability & DevOps Ready

Financial Statement Services, Inc; Town of Florida (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) & Roth + ESOP

Medical, Dental, Vision & Life

Vacation, sick leave & holidays

Employee Assistance & Care Programs

Employee awards

Job summary

Financial Statement Services, Inc is seeking a hands-on SQL Database Administrator to manage SQL Server environments, tune performance, and implement backup/recovery and HA strategies. You will collaborate with IT and development teams to deliver reliable data services across development, test, and production systems.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication, and ability to operate in a remote-friendly setting with potential hybrid onsite options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 2–4 years of SQL Server administration experience.
• Microsoft DP-300 or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain SQL Server environments across development, test, and production systems.
• Implement backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies (Always On, failover, log shipping).
• Monitor performance, query plans, indexing, and storage utilization; troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with developers, security, and DevOps to ensure reliability and security.

Skills

SQL Server administration

T-SQL

PowerShell

Performance tuning

Backup & recovery

Security

Cloud platforms

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

SSMS

SQL Server Agent

SSIS/ETL

Job description

Financial Statement Services, Inc is seeking a hands-on SQL Database Administrator to manage SQL Server environments, tune performance, and implement backup/recovery and HA strategies. You will collaborate with IT and development teams to deliver reliable data services across development, test, and production systems.

The role emphasizes ownership, strong communication, and ability to operate in a remote-friendly setting with potential hybrid onsite options.