SQL Database Engineer

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in United States (Arizona) seeks an experienced Database Engineer/Administrator to design, implement, and maintain high-performance SQL Server and Azure SQL environments that support critical business applications.

You will ensure uptime, implement HA/DR solutions, manage replication, perform patching and upgrades, and collaborate with developers to optimize queries and data models in a large-scale setting.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in database engineering or administration.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (on-prem) database administration.
• Azure SQL Database / cloud-based database administration.
• High availability solutions (e.g., clustering, failover groups, availability groups).
• Database replication (transactional, merge, or similar technologies).
• Relational database design experience.
• T-SQL, including complex stored procedures and triggers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, secure, and highly available database systems for SQL Server and Azure SQL.
• Administer SQL Server and Azure SQL databases ensuring uptime and performance.
• Architect and maintain HA and disaster recovery solutions, including failover strategies.
• Configure and manage database replication for data distribution and resilience.
• Perform DBA tasks: patching, upgrades, cloning, backups, monitoring.
• Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues across database and application layers.
• Collaborate with developers on query optimization and performance tuning.
• Partner with business stakeholders to align systems with business requirements.
• Support ongoing improvements to database architecture in a large-scale environment.

Skills

T-SQL

Relational database design

Query optimization

High availability concepts

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Azure SQL Database

Clustering / Availability Groups

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, secure, and highly available database systems, including both Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL environments, supporting critical business applications
• Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL databases, ensuring optimal performance and uptime
• Architect and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including failover strategies
• Configure and manage database replication technologies to support data distribution and system resilience
• Perform core DBA functions including patching, database upgrades, environment cloning, and backup/monitoring processes
• Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues across database and application layers
• Partner with developers to support query optimization and performance tuning
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to ensure systems align with business requirements
• Support ongoing improvements to database architecture in a large-scale, complex environment

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in database engineering or administration
• Strong expertise in: Microsoft SQL Server (on-prem) database administration
• Azure SQL Database / cloud-based database administration
• High availability solutions (e.g., clustering, failover groups, availability groups)
• Database replication (transactional, merge, or similar technologies)
• Relational database design
• T‑SQL (including complex stored procedures and triggers)