This position is open only to candidates residing in Florida, Georgia and Texas. Relocation is not an option.
This is a full-time W-2 salaried position. No contractors or agencies please.
We are unable to transfer/sponsor H1B Visa.
This is a 100% remote position.
Role SummaryWe are seeking a Database Developer/Administrator with strong development and production support experience across SQL Server and relational database management systems (RDBMS) generally. This role spans database development and administration, with a focus on production support, data patching, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred, other clouds welcome).
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, and optimize database schemas, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views in SQL Server and other RDBMS platforms.
- Provide production database support, including incident response, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution of performance and availability issues.
- Plan and execute data patching, hotfixes, and schema changes across development, test, and production environments with minimal downtime.
- Perform performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategy, and execution-plan analysis.
- Administer database instances: installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
- Manage and support databases in cloud environments - Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VMs, or equivalent services on other cloud platforms.
- Implement and maintain security controls, access management, encryption, and compliance requirements.
- Monitor database health, capacity, and resource utilization; set up alerting and proactive maintenance.
- Support migrations between on-premises and cloud, and between database versions.
- Collaborate with development teams on data modeling, release management, and deployment automation.
- Maintain documentation for configurations, procedures, and runbooks.
Required Qualifications- Proven experience as both a database developer and administrator (typically 3-5+ years).
- Strong proficiency in SQL Server (T-SQL); experience with other RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) is a plus.
- Hands-on production support experience, including on-call/incident handling.
- Demonstrated experience with data patching, schema deployment, and release/change management.
- Performance tuning and query optimization expertise.
- Experience with backup/recovery, high availability (Always On, replication, clustering), and disaster recovery.
- Cloud database experience - Azure preferred (Azure SQL, Managed Instance), or AWS/GCP equivalents.
- Solid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have- Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Database Administrator Associate, DP-300).
- Experience with CI/CD for databases (DACPAC, Flyway, Liquibase, Redgate, Azure DevOps).
- Scripting/automation with PowerShell, Python, or similar.
- Infrastructure-as-code (ARM/Bicep, Terraform) for database provisioning.
- Experience with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, SQL Sentry, Redgate).
- ETL / data integration experience (SSIS, Azure Data Factory).
Soft Skills- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills under production pressure.
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to balance development work with operational/support duties.
Benefits- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(k) matching
