Senior SQL Server DBA - On Site, Relocation Available

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation offered

In-office four days a week

Job summary

Excelitas Technologies Corp. is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to join the Pittsburgh headquarters.

You will own and optimize SQL Server databases across development, test, and production, ensuring high availability, security, and disaster recovery readiness. The role requires 7+ years of hands-on DBA experience, strong performance tuning, clustering with Always On, patching, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience with SQL Server upgrades and Always On Availability Groups.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases across environments.
• Manage SQL Server clustering, Always On and disaster recovery configurations.
• Patch, upgrade, and migrate with minimal downtime.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot, and resolve database issues.
• Implement backup/recovery strategies and security controls.
• Collaborate with application, infra, and security teams.
• Develop automation scripts and maintain runbooks.
• Prepare detailed technical documentation and participate in on-call support.

Skills

SQL Server DBA experience

Performance tuning

Clustering & Always On

Patch management

Windows Server admin

Security & compliance

AD integration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

PowerShell scripting

Azure SQL

Monitoring tools (SCOM/Redgate/SolarWinds/Idera)

Job description

Excelitas Technologies Corp. is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to join the Pittsburgh headquarters.

You will own and optimize SQL Server databases across development, test, and production, ensuring high availability, security, and disaster recovery readiness. The role requires 7+ years of hands-on DBA experience, strong performance tuning, clustering with Always On, patching, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.