Job Type
Full-time
Description
Database Administrator to join our
Indianapolis, IN team - we are hiring immediately! We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to own the reliability, performance, and security of our Microsoft SQL Server environment. This role focuses on database operations: availability, monitoring, backups, access controls, maintenance, and production support.
Education/Certification(s):- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information technology or a related field
Requirements for Database Administrator:- 5+ years of hands-on SQL Server administration experience in production environments.
- Strong knowledge of backup/restore, recovery models, and operational monitoring.
- Experience with performance diagnostics (wait stats, indexing strategy, query plan analysis).
- Understanding of Windows Server and infrastructure fundamentals as they relate to SQL Server.
- Strong security mindset and experience managing permissions, auditing, and secure configuration. y to design and implement database solutions that support business intelligence, reporting and data analytics
Preferred Qualifications for Database Administrator:- Experience supporting on-prem enterprise environments and coordinating with network/infrastructure teams.
- Experience with SQL Server Agent jobs, maintenance automation, and scripting (PowerShell or T-SQL).
- Experience supporting reporting workloads and mixed OLTP/reporting systems.
Benefits for Database Administrator:- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401K with Company Match
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal Days Available
- 20% Employee Discount
- Casual Dress Code
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement Options Available
Database Administrator duties include but are not limited to:- Design and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies; regularly test restore procedures.
- Implement and maintain high availability and performance practices (maintenance plans, indexing health, capacity planning).
- Monitor and tune server and database performance; identify bottlenecks and propose remediation.
- Manage security and access controls: roles, permissions, auditing, and least-privilege policies.
- Support production incidents involving database performance, availability, or data integrity; perform root-cause analysis.
- Partner with developers on database change management, deployment practices, and environment consistency.
- Document standards and runbooks for ongoing operations and incident response.
