Senior Database Administrator – Azure, HA & Performance

McKesson; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to design, implement, and support PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases across on‑premises and Azure environments. You will monitor performance, tune systems, and ensure security, backups, and high availability are in place.

The role requires 7+ years of progressive experience, cloud familiarity with Azure, and scripting proficiency in PowerShell or Python.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive database administration experience in production environments.
• Strong expertise with PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise settings.
• Experience with installation, configuration, performance tuning, security, backup/recovery, and high availability.
• Proficiency in PL/pgSQL and/or T-SQL, with query tuning focus.
• Experience in cloud-hosted databases, preferably Azure.
• Automation and scripting using PowerShell or Python.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, maintain, and support PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases on-prem and in Azure.
• Monitor health, performance, and bottlenecks; implement tuning for reliability and efficiency.
• Develop and validate backup and DR processes for data availability.
• Administer security, access controls, auditing, and regulatory compliance.
• Implement and support high-availability solutions like Always On and replication.
• Troubleshoot performance, connectivity, and availability issues across apps.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize schemas, procedures, and queries.
• Maintain database architecture docs, procedures, and standards.
• Perform capacity planning and support growth; participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

PostgreSQL admin

SQL Server admin

Query tuning

PowerShell

Python

Azure cloud

Disaster recovery planning

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

Azure

Always On

Oracle

MySQL

Job description

McKesson is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to design, implement, and support PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases across on‑premises and Azure environments. You will monitor performance, tune systems, and ensure security, backups, and high availability are in place.

The role requires 7+ years of progressive experience, cloud familiarity with Azure, and scripting proficiency in PowerShell or Python.