Senior Cloud DBA Engineer - AWS SQL Server Modernization

Fuze Health Inc.; Michigan; Remote; USD 126,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Fuze Health Inc. seeks a Senior Database Administrator to join the Technology Platform team for the Hospice unit. You will lead SQL Server modernization on AWS, drive upgrades, ETL/ETL modernization, and cost optimization across the platform.

Responsibilities include migrating SSIS/SSRS to AWS-native or EC2, mentoring the Hospice DBA team, and implementing reliable backup, monitoring, and DR using CloudWatch, Datadog, and AWS Backup. You will help shape the 2027 roadmap.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in database administration.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft SQL Server (2016+) performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server version upgrades and end-of-support migrations.
• Strong hands-on experience with SSIS and SSRS.
• Experience with AWS RDS (SQL Server) setup, migration, monitoring, Multi-AZ.
• Experience with AWS-native ETL and data migration tooling or plans to modernize SSIS-based ETL in AWS.
• Experience with database migration projects and backup/restore strategies.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, SQL Server DMVs).
• Proficiency in T-SQL, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Experience in regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2).

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of the SQL Server modernization on EC2: migration to AWS RDS and/or in-place version upgrade.
• Assess, migrate, and maintain SSIS ETL packages and SSRS reports, or re-platform in AWS.
• Drive database cost optimization: right-sizing, Reserved Instances, storage tiering, licensing costs.
• Upskill and mentor Hospice SQL DBA team on AWS database operations, RDS management, and best practices.
• Establish cloud-native database monitoring, alerting, and performance baselines using Datadog and CloudWatch.
• Design and implement automated backup, restore, and disaster recovery using AWS Backup.
• Perform query optimization, index management, and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with DevOps on infrastructure automation (Terraform for RDS).
• Ensure HITRUST E1 compliance for all database systems.
• Support Hospice application team with database-related development needs.
• Evaluate future database modernization opportunities (PostgreSQL, Aurora) for 2027 roadmap.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server

SSIS

SSRS

AWS RDS

EC2

T-SQL

Database tuning

HIPAA HITRUST SOC2

Terraform

Datadog

CloudWatch

Backup & recovery

PostgreSQL Aurora

Tools

AWS DMS

AWS Glue

Terraform

AWS Backup

Datadog

CloudWatch

SQL Server on EC2

Job description

Fuze Health Inc. seeks a Senior Database Administrator to join the Technology Platform team for the Hospice unit. You will lead SQL Server modernization on AWS, drive upgrades, ETL/ETL modernization, and cost optimization across the platform.

Responsibilities include migrating SSIS/SSRS to AWS-native or EC2, mentoring the Hospice DBA team, and implementing reliable backup, monitoring, and DR using CloudWatch, Datadog, and AWS Backup. You will help shape the 2027 roadmap.