Senior SQL DBA — SAP Basis & High Availability (Pittsburgh)

Excelitas Technologies; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation offered

Job summary

Excelitas Technologies is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to join our team at the Pittsburgh, PA headquarters. The role focuses on SQL Server administration, clustering, performance tuning, patching, and security to support critical business applications.

You will provide SAP Basis support basics, collaborate with IT teams, participate in on-call rotations, and ensure high availability. This is a 4-days-a-week in-office position with relocation offered and strict ITAR compliance; US

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with SQL Server upgrades, clustering, Always On Availability Groups.
• Experience with Windows Server administration and Active Directory integration.
• Basic SAP Basis experience including SAP system administration, batch job support, ABAP dump analysis, and basic performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases across development, test, and production environments.
• Manage SQL Server clustering, Always On Availability Groups, and disaster recovery configurations.
• Perform monthly patching, upgrades, and migrations while ensuring minimal downtime.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot database issues.
• Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Provide basic SAP Basis support, including SAP system administration tasks and coordination with SAP teams.
• Support SAP environments by reviewing ABAP dumps, monitoring batch jobs, and assisting with performance tuning.
• Assist functional teams with SAP-related technical issues and system health checks.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and monitoring tools.
• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation and runbooks.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

Performance tuning

Always On / clustering

PowerShell scripting

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

SQL Server upgrades

SAP Basis basics

Job description

Excelitas Technologies is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to join our team at the Pittsburgh, PA headquarters. The role focuses on SQL Server administration, clustering, performance tuning, patching, and security to support critical business applications.

You will provide SAP Basis support basics, collaborate with IT teams, participate in on-call rotations, and ensure high availability. This is a 4-days-a-week in-office position with relocation offered and strict ITAR compliance; US