Senior Database Administrator

Careficient, Inc.

Senior Database Administrator managing SQL Server reliability, security, and performance at Careficient. Collaborating with IT and engineering teams to design and optimize database systems.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeKansas City • Kansas, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSMS SQL ServerPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer and maintain MS SQL Server across production and development environments.
Recommend, design, and build out of new database systems cluster and high availability groups.
Design and implement database solutions integrated with modern data lake storage and analytics platform.
Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting languages (PowerShell/Python)
Identify tools and resources to monitor SQL Server activity and provide key statistics and performance measures.
Analyzes and troubleshoots problems related to SQL Server Environment.
Maintains SQL Server plans for DR planning and business continuity including backup verification and restore testing.
Designs and documents database architecture and standards.
Perform capacity planning and forecasting to meet growing business and data demands.
Design, recommend and implement appropriate storage to ensure optimum performance and availability of all database servers.
Provide 24/7 support for critical situations.
Develops security measures and policies for SQL Server to prevent unauthorized access.
Protect personal health information (PHI) while fulfilling the above duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
At least five years of experience in administration of Microsoft SQL Server at an enterprise level.
Ability to create and optimize stored procedures, functions, views, indexes, and query optimization plans.
Strong understanding of complex networking and multi-tier applications and databases.
Experience designing enterprise systems for high performance, availability, and reporting servers/architecture is required.
Proficiency in scripting languages, such as PowerShell or Python, is essential for automation.
A strong understanding of database monitoring, alerting, and capacity management tools
Experience with Windows Server failover clusters, Microsoft SQL Server Failover Clusters, MS SQL Server Always on Availability Groups, load balancing, and other high availability strategies is preferred.
Amazon’s AWS relational database products experience preferred.
Data Lake and analytics experience preferred.
Taking initiative, being accountable, and meeting deadlines are all important components of demonstrating ownership of projects.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Able to approach work with attention to detail and focus on the product roadmap.
Able to build and maintain effective working relationships in a team environment, with a diverse group and across functional areas.
Demonstrates the ability for clear and effective verbal and written communications; demonstrates active listening skills.
Proficient in English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote position - applicants must reside and be authorized to work in the U.S.
Competitive salary based on experience.
Healthcare coverage, including dental and vision

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Hard Skills & Tools

MS SQL Serverdatabase designscripting languagesPowerShellPythonstored proceduresquery optimizationdatabase monitoringcapacity managementdata lake

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailteam collaborationeffective communicationinitiativeaccountabilitydeadline managementactive listeningrelationship building