Senior Azure SQL DBA - Reliability

ezcorp; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ezcorp is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to own reliability, performance, security, and continuous improvement of a large Azure-based SQL Server estate. The role blends DBA duties with automation and data platform work, supporting production and non-production systems, pipelines, and recovery readiness.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years SQL Server administration, strong T-SQL development, and substantial Azure SQL experience across IaaS and PaaS.

Qualifications

• 8+ years administering Microsoft SQL Server with 5+ years of T-SQL development.
• 3+ years in schema design or modernization.
• 2+ years hands-on Azure SQL in IaaS and PaaS environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer SQL Server VMs, Azure SQL logical servers, and managed instances across production and dev environments.
• Tune queries, manage indexes/stats, plan capacity and costs, and handle backups/restores/DR exercises.
• Design and validate HA, recovery, and replication practices; coordinate with apps/analytics teams on availability.

Skills

SQL Server admin

T-SQL development

Azure SQL / Azure services

PowerShell automation

High availability / Always On

Code review & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure Monitor

Foglight

Job description

ezcorp is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to own reliability, performance, security, and continuous improvement of a large Azure-based SQL Server estate. The role blends DBA duties with automation and data platform work, supporting production and non-production systems, pipelines, and recovery readiness.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years SQL Server administration, strong T-SQL development, and substantial Azure SQL experience across IaaS and PaaS.