Sr. Database Engineer, SQL Server

5131 Hulu Enterprises, LLC; Bristol (CT); On-site; USD 141,900 - 190,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Bonus and long-term incentives

Job summary

5131 Hulu Enterprises, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Engineer in Bristol, CT. This on-site role requires expertise in SQL Server and involves responsibilities such as building and deploying resilient database infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience managing SQL databases and communicating effectively with teams.

You will analyze system requirements, work on performance tuning, and ensure the database infrastructure remains 24/7 operationally efficient. The compensation offers a range from $141,900 to $190,300 based on geographical and skill factors, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience designing fault-tolerant, distributed database infrastructure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and ensure database infrastructure is available 24/7.
• Participate in setting architectural direction for database platforms.
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

SQL Server

Python

Java

Git

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Amazon RDS for SQL Server

Azure SQL

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Title

Sr. Database Engineer, SQL Server

Location

This is an on‑site role requiring 4 days in person at a designated office location.

Job Summary

Join DEEP&T as a Senior Reliability Engineer. You will analyze, design, programme, debug, and modify software enhancements and new products for use in local, networked, cloud‑based, or Internet‑related computer programs. This role delivers large or highly complex software programs and systems that are critical to the organization’s technology platforms and commercial applications. By leveraging in‑depth knowledge of current programming languages and technologies, you will write code, complete programming tasks, and perform testing and debugging of applications. You will interact with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications, conceive and implement software components, fixes, enhancements, and new systems. Your work directly impacts the organization by driving improvements in product quality, operational efficiency, and technical innovation, influencing future projects and technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and ensure all DEEP&T database infrastructure is available 24/7/365.
• Leverage software development and automation to design, modernise, and deliver database infrastructure.
• Participate in setting the architectural direction for database platforms and projects.
• Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented environment.
• Analyse, design, and deploy fault‑tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.
• Proactively plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting, software release cycles, and right sizing.
• Provide database expertise through performance tuning, troubleshooting and administration.
• Develop, enhance, and adhere to engineering and administration standards.
• Develop automation and tooling to increase operational efficiency while ensuring system reliability and security.
• Build infrastructure and systems for scalability, resiliency, availability, and recovery through infrastructure as code and configuration management.
• Provide relevant insights on data store infrastructure through metrics, monitoring, and alerting.
• Maintain thorough and well‑written documentation.
• Participate in live event support and on‑call rotation.
• May provide oversight and direction to junior team members.
• Build relationships with engineering teams and leads.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure SQL MI.
• Fundamental understanding of Microsoft SQL Server database internals.
• Experience working in Agile software development.
• Experience with source control management tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub).
• Intermediate to advanced level of expertise in Python, Java, or Go.
• General understanding and experience with Windows OS, network, and containers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience designing and deploying fault‑tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.
• Experience in database availability monitoring and status reporting using native monitoring tools.
• Well‑versed in SQL Server backup, restore, and recovery strategies.
• Experience keeping a large environment compliant by deploying SQL Server patches and upgrades.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• Capable of carrying out assignments with little coaching or guidance from others.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a database reliability engineering (DRE) and/or systems reliability engineering (SRE) role.
• Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production systems in Azure and Amazon Web Services.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience building a proper path to production leveraging multiple lifecycles, testing, integration, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with the configuration and implementation of SQL Server Always On availability groups.
• Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef).
• Comfortable collaborating with cross‑functional teams, providing guidance in SQL Server best practices.
• Experience with proactively identifying problems/areas of improvement and designing creative solutions to successfully remediate issues.

Compensation

Hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $141,900 to $190,300 and in New York is $148,700 to $199,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Employment Type

Full time

Location

Bristol, CT, USA; Alternate locations: New York, USA; WA, USA.