Remote SQL Server DBA

Unleash Your Potential in Data Management

Does solving database puzzles and maintaining the health of critical systems energize you? Imagine being the go-to architect behind seamless business operations, all while working remotely. As our SQL Server DBA, your expertise becomes the engine that powers decision-making, scalability, and uptime for teams that depend on robust, real-time data. If you thrive on optimizing performance and translating complex technical challenges into business wins, this is your moment.

What You'll Influence Every Day

You’ll drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of SQL Server databases that support applications scaling to thousands of users. Each day, you’ll partner with engineering and analytics leaders, ensuring the data landscape is resilient, secure, and always available. Your database monitoring strategies help keep latency low, enabling the business to remain agile and allowing your work to drive progress across every department.

Key Responsibilities with Real-World Impact

• Orchestrate advanced SQL Server deployments—on-premises, in hybrid clouds, or full cloud environments—supporting our growth trajectory and customer needs.
• Create and refine backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies that eliminate single points of failure, keeping business-critical data protected.
• Use performance tuning to transform slow queries into lightning-fast transactions—directly accelerating reporting, product launches, and customer insights.
• Work alongside leaders in product and engineering, shaping every new feature to maintain robust data integrity and ensure seamless reliability from initial concept to deployment.
• Apply security best practices, keeping compliance top of mind as you deploy encryption and role-based access control across every database instance.
• Run routine health checks and capacity planning exercises to predict bottlenecks before they impact users. You’ll make proactive recommendations that shape future-proof architectures.
• Guide incident resolution with a calm, analytical mindset—turning unexpected events into opportunities for more intelligent systems.

The Tools That Power Your Work

Your toolbox will include the latest SQL Server versions, Azure SQL Database, AWS RDS, and third-party monitoring solutions like Redgate or SolarWinds. Automation is your friend—think PowerShell scripting for daily tasks and cloud-native orchestration for deployment pipelines. You'll leverage version control, Git-based workflows, and Infrastructure as Code principles, making database management as agile as software delivery.

Your Impact on Team Culture

You’re not just a technical expert—you’re a resource for colleagues across the organization. Whether it’s translating high-availability jargon for business leads or guiding junior engineers through database migrations, you make SQL approachable. You simplify complex ideas—whether it’s over Zoom, Slack, or asynchronous code reviews—so everyone can contribute to a secure, data-driven environment. You’ll help foster an ethos of transparency, collaboration, and curiosity.

What Sets You Up for Success

You bring deep expertise in SQL Server administration, from configuring Always On Availability Groups to implementing comprehensive auditing and compliance policies. Years of experience managing large, mission-critical databases (terabytes in size) have taught you to anticipate challenges before they surface. When things move quickly, you still make time for detail and precision. You’re energized by the chance to solve new puzzles, whether it’s a tricky migration, a burst of traffic, or a novel automation challenge. You’ll join forces with infrastructure engineers, application architects, and business stakeholders to drive meaningful change—not just follow checklists.

What You'll Need to Thrive

• Mastery of SQL Server architecture, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Comfort deploying and maintaining cloud-based and on-prem SQL Server instances.
• Proficiency with automation, scripting (PowerShell or Python), and modern monitoring tools.
• A knack for making documentation easy to navigate and actionable.
• Experience designing and testing high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• A practical understanding of data security, encryption, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into business-focused solutions.

What You Can Expect

Your commitment and skills are valued: this remote opportunity comes with an annual salary of $101,421. You’ll enjoy the freedom to work anywhere while impacting mission-critical projects. You’ll partner with talented engineers and analysts in a culture that respects your need for deep focus—while encouraging learning and growth at every stage. We move quickly, but you’ll always have space to focus intensely.

Ready to Elevate Your DBA Journey?

If transforming database challenges into business wins motivates you and you’re ready to shape secure, high-performing data systems from anywhere, this could be your next adventure. Let’s build something purposeful together—your expertise could be the difference that drives our success.