Senior Cloud Database Engineer — Performance & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Job summary

Datavail is seeking a Senior Database Engineer/SQL Server DBA to support mission-critical databases across multiple clients. This role emphasizes engineering-minded automation, cloud-native platforms, and proactive performance tuning, with potential domestic travel up to 20% for on-site client visits.

The primary DBA for key accounts will guide architecture and service delivery. The position is full-time with comprehensive medical benefits and exposure to Azure SQL, AWS RDS for SQL Server, and

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, proactively identifying performance, availability, and security risks before they become incidents.
• Advise clients on cloud database architecture, migration, and cost optimization across AWS and Azure (IaaS and PaaS)
• Lead architecture design, disaster recovery planning, and capacity forecasting initiatives
• Own the end-to-end database service lifecycle — backup strategy, HA/DR configuration, proactive tuning, and platform roadmap planning
• Define and track service-level objectives (SLOs) for database availability and performance, and drive automated remediation for recurring failure patterns rather than manually resolving the same issue repeatedly
• Lead root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews for major issues, translating findings into automation or process changes that prevent recurrence
• Design and implement scalable database structures, including partitioning strategies and audit specifications
• Develop and maintain deployment/rollback scripts and coordinate version updates across environments
• Build automation (Python, PowerShell) for backup validation, monitoring, alerting, and reporting integrations (e.g., Power BI)
• Migrate/support SSIS packages and SSAS cubes, and develop stored procedures for reporting
• Collaborate directly with client technical teams and executive stakeholders, translating technical findings into business-relevant recommendations

Job description

Datavail is seeking a Senior Database Engineer/SQL Server DBA to support mission-critical databases across multiple clients. This role emphasizes engineering-minded automation, cloud-native platforms, and proactive performance tuning, with potential domestic travel up to 20% for on-site client visits.

The primary DBA for key accounts will guide architecture and service delivery. The position is full-time with comprehensive medical benefits and exposure to Azure SQL, AWS RDS for SQL Server, and