SQL DBA Developer

Ethereum Technologies; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethereum Technologies in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Senior SQL Server DBA to manage and optimize enterprise SQL Server environments across on-prem and cloud infrastructures. You will lead performance tuning, high availability, and disaster recovery initiatives to ensure reliability and security.

Collaborate with development teams to optimize stored procedures and migrations to Azure SQL, while implementing automation with PowerShell and T-SQL.

Qualifications

• Experience administering SQL Server environments at scale.
• Proficiency in performance tuning and query optimization.
• Strong knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery.
• Experience with backup/restore strategies and security auditing.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, and maintain SQL Server environments.
• Manage upgrades, migrations, patching, and versioning.
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Implement and maintain backup/recovery and DR plans.
• Work with development teams to optimize procedures and code.
• Automate tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL and SQL Agent jobs.
• Support migrations to Azure SQL or Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Skills

SQL Server Administration

Performance Tuning

High Availability & DR

Backup & Recovery

Cloud DB Management

Tools

PowerShell

T-SQL

SQL Server Agent

Azure SQL / Azure SQL Managed Instance

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

We are looking for an experienced Senior SQL Server DBA responsible for managing, maintaining, securing, and optimizing enterprise database environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in SQL Server administration, database performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and cloud database management.

Design, install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server database environments.

Perform SQL Server upgrades, migrations, patching, and version upgrades.

Monitor database performance and troubleshoot complex database issues.

Perform SQL query optimization, execution plan analysis, and indexing strategies.

Manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, and database mirroring.

Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies, including full, differential, and transaction log backups.

Develop and maintain disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans.

Manage database security, user permissions, roles, authentication, and auditing.

Perform database capacity planning, storage management, and performance monitoring.

Troubleshoot blocking, deadlocks, locking, and concurrency issues.

Automate DBA activities using PowerShell, T-SQL, and SQL Agent jobs.

Manage SQL Server Agent jobs, alerts, operators, and maintenance plans.

Support database migrations from on-premises environments to Azure SQL and Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Work with development teams to optimize stored procedures, views, functions, and triggers.

Implement database monitoring and proactive performance management.

Maintain database documentation, standards, and operational procedures.

Participate in production support, incident management, and root cause analysis.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.