Senior Database Architect & Admin (SQL/Oracle)

Ariel Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariel Partners is seeking a seasoned database professional to design, architect, and develop database solutions across Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments. The role emphasizes security, reliability, and performance across Linux and Windows servers in a cloud-enabled setting.

The candidate should have 6+ years of experience, strong SQL, PowerShell, and HA configurations, with hands-on work in complex database environments and vendor collaboration. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with SQL Server management and related products.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerShell and Windows Server 2016/2019/2022.
• Advanced SQL queries, performance tuning, SSRS/SSIS packages.
• Experience with Always On HA, replication, log shipping, and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases; report on improvements and ensure security standards.
• Develop and support SQL Server infrastructure; document architecture and changes.
• Work with vendors to design and configure large, complex databases with replication and high availability.
• Document database builds, perform SQL designs, and develop procedures and utilities.
• Tune databases, monitor performance, and manage capacity planning; install upgrades and patches.

Tools

SQL Server

PowerShell

Windows Server

SSRS/SSIS

Always On High Availability

Query Tuning

Replication

Oracle RDBMS

Cloud: AWS/Azure

Linux/Windows Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Ariel Partners is seeking a seasoned database professional to design, architect, and develop database solutions across Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments. The role emphasizes security, reliability, and performance across Linux and Windows servers in a cloud-enabled setting.

The candidate should have 6+ years of experience, strong SQL, PowerShell, and HA configurations, with hands-on work in complex database environments and vendor collaboration. Equal opportunity employer.