SQL Database Manager

Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ringside Talent Acquisition Partners is seeking an experienced SQL Database Manager to lead database strategy and operations in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH. The role focuses on performance, security, and reliability across critical systems.

You will manage SQL Server environments, design and optimize databases, implement backup/recovery, and mentor a growing team of DBAs and developers. Collaboration with application teams is essential to shape system design and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of SQL Server administration experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Strong design, performance tuning, and optimization knowledge.
• Backup/recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee SQL Server database environments for performance, availability, and security.
• Lead database design, architecture, and optimization across multiple systems.
• Develop and enforce backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues to maintain uptime.
• Manage a team of DBAs/developers, providing guidance and mentorship.
• Partner with application/de development teams to support database needs.
• Establish and maintain database security policies, access controls, and compliance.
• Oversee database upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve database performance, scalability, and efficiency.

Skills

SQL Server

Database administration

Performance tuning

Leadership

Job description

We are looking for an SQL Database Manager to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced database professional to lead database strategy and operations, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across critical systems, in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee SQL Server database environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security
• Lead database design, architecture, and optimization efforts across multiple systems
• Develop and enforce backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues to maintain uptime
• Manage a team of database administrators/developers, providing guidance and mentorship
• Partner with application and development teams to support database needs for new and existing systems
• Establish and maintain database security policies, access controls, and compliance standards
• Oversee database upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning
• Identify opportunities to improve database performance, scalability, and efficiency

Qualifications

• 6+ years of SQL Server database administration/management experience, including prior leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and optimization
• Experience with backup/recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing or mentoring database team members

What Our Client Offers

• Real ownership over database architecture and strategy, not just day-to-day administration
• Hybrid schedule based in Columbus, OH
• Direct collaboration with application and development teams shaping system design
• Leadership responsibility over a growing database team
• A stable environment with room to modernize and optimize legacy systems