Senior Azure SQL DBA: Performance, Security & HA

The Phoenix Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Phoenix Group is seeking an experienced Database Administrator in New York with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure data services. You will monitor and optimize Azure SQL Databases and Managed Instances, review designs for performance and security, and implement scalable resource management to balance performance with cloud costs.

Working closely with governance teams, you will help ensure data integrity, availability, and security across core enterprise domains, including backups,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with at least 3 years focused on Azure data services.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server.
• Proven track record building and optimizing enterprise pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF).
• Advanced T-SQL skills (writing/tuning complex queries, stored procedures, triggers, and views).
• Experience with automation scripts using Azure Native tooling.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks across Azure SQL Databases and Managed Instances.
• Optimize complex queries, indexing, execution plans, and database configurations.
• Review table designs, stored procedures, views, and other database objects for optimization and security.
• Implement proactive resource management (DTU/vCore scaling) to balance performance with cloud cost-efficiency.
• Develop capacity plans by evaluating data growth rates for future needs.
• Ensure integrity, availability, and security of core enterprise data domains in collaboration with governance teams.
• Manage backup/recovery strategies, geo-replication, and failover groups to meet RPO/RTO objectives.
• Enforce data security policies, including Azure AD integration, Row-Level Security, Data Masking, and encryption at rest/in transit.
• Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.

Skills

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

SQL Server

Azure Data Factory

T-SQL skills

Azure automation

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Azure Synapse Analytics

Databricks

PowerBI

Datadog

Job description

The Phoenix Group is seeking an experienced Database Administrator in New York with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure data services. You will monitor and optimize Azure SQL Databases and Managed Instances, review designs for performance and security, and implement scalable resource management to balance performance with cloud costs.

Working closely with governance teams, you will help ensure data integrity, availability, and security across core enterprise domains, including backups,