Job Summary:
The Database Administrator installs, configures, and maintains production databases to ensure high performance, reliability, and availability. The role establishes and enforces database standards, security controls, and operational procedures to protect data integrity. Responsibilities include performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and managing backup and disaster recovery strategies. The position also administers and optimizes cloud database platforms, including Azure SQL, to support scalable and resilient data environments.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Lead administration and optimization of SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, Databricks
Diagnose and resolve performance issues across OLTP and warehouse environments
Design HA/DR architectures (AlwaysOn, clustering, replication, failover groups)
Implement monitoring, automation, and proactive performance tuning and heath checks
Drive database migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives
Partner with engineering, DevOps, analytics, and vendors on platform integrations
Ensure security, compliance, backup, and recovery strategies meet enterprise standards
Skills & Qualifications:
8+ years enterprise DBA experience with SQL Server
4+ years Microsoft Azure experience
Deep SQL Server + Azure SQL expertise
Advanced query tuning and performance optimization skills
Strong HA/DR and database security experience
Expert-level database design skills (schema architecture, data modeling, indexing strategy)
Additional Skills Preferred:
Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, or analytics platforms
Databricks experience
DevOps pipeline experience
Strong scripting/automation background
Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree preferred
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |