Senior Database Administrator & SQL Performance Lead

Bounteous; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bounteous in Boston is seeking a senior Database Administrator to own production SQL Server environments across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and AWS MySQL. You will analyze execution plans, tune performance, manage schemas, and collaborate with the lead architect to implement production decisions.

Ideal candidates have extensive T-SQL experience and familiarity with Entity Framework. Knowledge of AI tooling for automation is a plus, and a strong focus on reliability and

Qualifications

• 6+ years as a Database Administrator with hands-on SQL Server expertise.
• Proficiency with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• Experience with cloud-hosted relational databases, including AWS MySQL.
• Advanced T-SQL skills, including DDL, DML, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Ability to interpret execution plans and conduct operator-level analysis.
• Familiarity with Entity Framework and its SQL generation patterns.
• Familiarity with AI tools in database management and automation.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage production SQL Server environments across Azure and AWS.
• Author, review, and optimize T-SQL queries, procedures, and schema changes.
• Tune performance via execution plans, indexing strategies, and statistics management.
• Collaborate with the lead architect on production decisions.
• Understand production schemas, data flows, and system architecture.
• Support EF-based applications by analyzing generated SQL and optimization opportunities.
• Leverage AI tooling to enhance database operations, monitoring, and automation.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and operational inefficiencies.

Skills

SQL Server

Performance tuning

Query optimization

Entity Framework knowledge

Tools

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

AWS MySQL

Entity Framework

AI tooling

Job description

Bounteous in Boston is seeking a senior Database Administrator to own production SQL Server environments across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and AWS MySQL. You will analyze execution plans, tune performance, manage schemas, and collaborate with the lead architect to implement production decisions.

Ideal candidates have extensive T-SQL experience and familiarity with Entity Framework. Knowledge of AI tooling for automation is a plus, and a strong focus on reliability and