Senior SQL Server DBA - High-Impact Data Platform

Silfex, a Lam Research Company; Town of Springfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Silfex Inc., a Lam Research Company, is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to design, implement, and maintain a secure, high‑performance data platform for mission‑critical operations and analytics. You will lead HA/DR strategies, optimize performance, and support data warehouse and ETL pipelines.

Collaborative team environment, focus on data protection and compliance, and mentoring for less experienced staff are key aspects of this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology or relevant field; or 6 years of experience with a Master’s degree.
• Senior level experience with relational databases and SQL Server administration, including HA/DR concepts.
• Experience with data warehouse and datamart environments and core data modeling concepts.
• Experience supporting ETL and reporting environments (SSIS/SSRS or equivalent).
• Strong IT security practices and risk management.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Able to work in a highly collaborative environment and design complex technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Administer SQL Server instances, clusters, SQL Agent jobs, and resource usage across environments.
• Ensure HA/DR readiness, including failover validation, backups, and DR preparedness.
• Monitor and optimize database performance via tuning, workload analysis, and index management.
• Support data warehouse, datamart, and data lake environments for analytics needs.
• Manage SSIS-based ETL pipelines and SSRS reporting across Dev/QA/Prod.
• Automate routine DBA tasks to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Ensure security and compliance of databases, implementing best practices.
• Document database architecture, processes, controls, and security protocols.
• Maintain regulatory compliance across systems.
• Provide coaching and training for newer team members.
• Stay current with database technologies and security standards.

Skills

SQL Server

HA/DR

Data warehouse

ETL/SSIS/SSRS

IT security

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology or related field

Master's degree (optional)

Job description

Silfex Inc., a Lam Research Company, is seeking a senior SQL Server DBA to design, implement, and maintain a secure, high‑performance data platform for mission‑critical operations and analytics. You will lead HA/DR strategies, optimize performance, and support data warehouse and ETL pipelines.

Collaborative team environment, focus on data protection and compliance, and mentoring for less experienced staff are key aspects of this role.