Senior Database Engineer – SQL, Cloud, & DevOps

Kavaliro; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kavaliro is seeking a Database Administrator to oversee the organization’s database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability for SQL Server, Azure SQL, Managed Instance, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB, with backup, recovery, monitoring, patching, and tuning as core duties.

Collaborating with application, infrastructure, and BI teams, you will support deployments, change management, and release automation using Flyway and

Qualifications

• Experience administering SQL Server in on-prem and cloud environments.
• Experience with SQL Server Managed Instance, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB.
• Backup, recovery, and high availability responsibilities.
• Experience with deployment automation and release processes (Flyway, GitHub Actions).

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain database platforms across SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB.
• Ensure availability, reliability, and performance for production and non-production systems.
• Manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery activities.
• Monitor health, patching, and tuning to optimize capacity and performance.
• Implement database changes, releases, and migrations across environments.
• Maintain security and access controls per standards.
• Support DevOps-related database activities and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and BI teams to meet data needs.
• Troubleshoot incidents and minimize business impact.
• Develop and document operational standards and procedures.
• Evaluate emerging databases and data platforms, including Snowflake.

Skills

Database administration

SQL performance tuning

Backup & recovery

Security & access control

DevOps collaboration

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Flyway

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Snowflake

Job description

Kavaliro is seeking a Database Administrator to oversee the organization’s database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability for SQL Server, Azure SQL, Managed Instance, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB, with backup, recovery, monitoring, patching, and tuning as core duties.

Collaborating with application, infrastructure, and BI teams, you will support deployments, change management, and release automation using Flyway and