SQL Server DBA – Hybrid/Remote with High Availability

PANTHERx Rare, LLC.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote/flexible on-site work

Medical, dental, vision

401K with employer matching

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Generous paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy is seeking a Database Administrator to maintain, optimize, and secure SQL Server environments in on-prem and Azure. The role supports analytics and applications with high-availability solutions and data integrity.

The DBA will implement backups, disaster recovery, and change management while ensuring HIPAA compliance and strong security practices across critical databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in on-prem and/or Azure environments.
• Strong understanding of database performance tuning and optimization.
• Proven experience with backup strategies, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Redgate, SQL Profiler, SolarWinds DPA).
• Solid understanding of security principles and access management best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Administers and maintains SQL Server databases in on-prem and Azure environments.
• Implements and monitors Always On Availability Groups for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Performs database backups, restores, and recovery procedures.
• Optimizes database performance through indexing, query tuning, and capacity planning.
• Supports application and analytics teams with database deployments, schema changes, and data integrity assurance.
• Implements and adheres to change management processes for database operations.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and data governance standards.
• Documents procedures, configurations, and maintain operational runbooks.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure

Performance tuning

High availability

Security principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Redgate

SQL Profiler

SolarWinds DPA

Job description

PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy is seeking a Database Administrator to maintain, optimize, and secure SQL Server environments in on-prem and Azure. The role supports analytics and applications with high-availability solutions and data integrity.

The DBA will implement backups, disaster recovery, and change management while ensuring HIPAA compliance and strong security practices across critical databases.