Senior Database Engineer- SQL Server

Thomson Reuters; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to manage and optimize SQL Server databases. In this role, you will ensure the reliability and performance of databases while implementing high availability solutions and robust backup strategies. This position offers a flexible hybrid work model, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life effectively. With a focus on continuous growth and career development, you will be part of a team that values innovation and collaboration, making a real-world impact in the technology sector.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee incentive programs

Access to Headspace app

Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year

Paid volunteer days off

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing SQL Server databases.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with cloud-based SQL Server deployments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize SQL Server databases for reliability and performance.
• Implement backup strategies and disaster recovery processes.
• Collaborate with teams to improve application performance.

Skills

SQL Server Performance Tuning

Database Management

Backup and Recovery

High Availability Solutions

Troubleshooting

Security Audits

Cloud-based SQL Server Deployments

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems

Tools

SQL Server 2016+

Datadog

AWS RDS

Azure SQL Database

Job description

Senior Database Administrator - SQL Server

Are you passionate about the chance to bring your experience to a world-class company that is market-leading for both content and technology? If yes, we are looking for you!

Join our team! A Senior Database Administrator will be responsible for managing and optimizing SQL Server databases to ensure their reliability, availability, and performance. Here are the key aspects of the role:

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Senior Database Administrator, you will be responsible for:

• Database Management: Install, upgrade, and maintain SQL Server instances across multiple environments.
• Performance Tuning: Optimize database performance through index tuning, query optimization, and resource monitoring.
• Backup and Recovery: Design and implement robust backup strategies and disaster recovery processes.
• High Availability Solutions: Implement and manage high availability solutions such as Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, and Log Shipping.
• Monitoring: Enhance the SQL monitoring process
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex database issues in production and non-production environments.
• Security Audits: Perform regular security audits and implement measures to protect sensitive data.
• Collaboration: Work closely with developers, IT staff, and stakeholders to improve application performance and solve database-related issues.
• Documentation: Accurately document work and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support 24x7 Operations/Production SQL Server 2016+

About You

You’re a fit for the role if your background includes:

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• At least 8 years of hands-on experience managing SQL Server in various environments
• Proficiency in SQL Server versions 2016–2022, including installation, configuration, and migration
• Strong understanding of high availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Deep knowledge of SQL performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies
• Experience with cloud-based SQL Server deployments (Azure SQL Database, AWS RDS, etc.)
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in monitoring and acting on critical production issues (Datadog experience would be optimal)
• AWS Experience (specifically designing, implementing, and/or supporting RDS)
• Experience in PostgreSQL will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with various teams and stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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