5+ years of experience in SQL Server administration and database engineering
Strong understanding of database reliability and performance optimization
Experience in designing relational schemas and data models
Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly Snowflake
Ability to build ETL/ELT pipelines with tools like Python or SQL
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Willingness to learn and take on new challenges
Responsibilities
Maintain and optimize production SQL Server databases
Enhance query performance and execution
Design scalable data models and improve database functions
Ensure reliability of critical data workflows
Support migration strategies for transitioning to Snowflake
Automate data processes and improve monitoring systems
Own and manage data sets for specific Baseball Operations teams
Benefits
Collaborative and innovative work environment
Opportunities for professional growth and skill development
Involvement in a cutting-edge data platform transformation
Support for learning new technologies and methodologies
Work on meaningful projects in an engaging industry
Full Job Description
This role will primarily support and optimize our Microsoft SQL Server environment while helping design and implement our future cloud data platform in Snowflake. The ideal candidate has strong SQL Server administration and database engineering experience, enjoys building reliable data infrastructure, and is excited to help modernize our data ecosystem. This individual will work closely with Data Engineering, Baseball Systems, Research & Development, and other departments to ensure our databases remain secure, scalable, high-performing, and capable of supporting critical business operations.
This position is focused on database engineering, administration, and platform modernization. While occasional support for reporting or one-off SQL requests is expected, analytical, reporting, and statistical modeling responsibilities are minimal.
You don't need to be an expert in everything below. Tell us what you can own today, what you can contribute to, and what you want to learn.
The challenges we're solving
🟢 I can own this today
SQL Server Reliability & Performance
Keep production databases healthy, secure, and highly available
Improve performance and query execution
Develop indexing and partitioning strategies
Manage backups, restores, disaster recovery, and database growth
Improve monitoring, alerting, and operational reliability
Database Engineering
Design scalable relational schemas and data models
Build and optimize stored procedures, views, and functions
Improve application/database interactions
Data Platform Operations
Keep critical data workflows running reliably
Build automated processes for data imports and exports
Own the dataset for a specific Baseball Operations department
🔵 I can help build this
Our Future Data Platform
Help design our Snowflake architecture
Develop a roadmap for moving from SQL Server to Snowflake
Design data movement and migration strategies
Establish standards for security, governance, and performance
Help us operate a hybrid SQL Server/Snowflake environment during the transition
Modern Data Engineering
Build ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, Dagster, or similar tools
Automate monitoring and recovery
Improve our data orchestration and workflow management
Modernize legacy processes
🟣 I want to grow into this
Maybe you've spent years as a DBA and want to become a data platform engineer; Maybe you're a strong data engineer who wants to learn production database administration; Maybe you've worked with SQL Server but want to deepen your Snowflake expertise; Maybe you've built Snowflake platforms but want to take ownership of a production environment.
Tell us where you want to go.
What we'd like to know about you
Instead of asking you to just submit a resume and hope we guess what you're capable of, we'd like you to tell us how you see yourself in this role by using the survey link below to complete your application.
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