Senior DBA: Cloud, HA/DR, and Automation Leader

Sphise; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphise in the United States is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own a business-critical environment across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, on-premises infrastructure and Azure. This hands-on role focuses on reliability, performance, security, disaster recovery, automation, and cloud modernization.

The ideal candidate will work independently, establish database standards, resolve complex production issues, and lead major upgrades and migrations while collaborating with application, ERP,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DBA or database engineering experience.
• Strong production experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Production experience with PostgreSQL.
• Experience with SQL Server upgrades and infrastructure migrations.
• Strong knowledge of backup, restore, HA, DR, performance tuning, and security.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure database services.
• Windows Server and Linux administration experience.
• Strong scripting skills with T SQL plus PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own database performance, availability, capacity, security, and recovery.
• Manage SQL Server and PostgreSQL production environments.
• Establish monitoring, documentation, backup, and disaster recovery standards.
• Lead SQL Server upgrades, infrastructure migrations, and Azure migrations.
• Design and maintain HA and DR solutions, including Always On and replication.
• Troubleshoot performance issues, queries, indexing, blocking, and capacity.
• Automate database administration and operational processes.
• Partner with application, ERP, integration, and BI teams.
• Establish database engineering standards and best practices.

Skills

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Azure

Windows Server

Linux

Scripting (T-SQL)

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Performance tuning

Job description

Sphise in the United States is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own a business-critical environment across SQL Server, PostgreSQL, on-premises infrastructure and Azure. This hands-on role focuses on reliability, performance, security, disaster recovery, automation, and cloud modernization.

The ideal candidate will work independently, establish database standards, resolve complex production issues, and lead major upgrades and migrations while collaborating with application, ERP,