SQL Database Engineer

CIR

Database Engineer designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performance database systems for critical business applications. Collaborating with developers and business analysts ensuring optimal database performance.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona, Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudMS SQL ServerSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and maintain high-performance, secure, and highly available database systems, including both Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL environments, supporting critical business applications
Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL databases, ensuring optimal performance and uptime
Architect and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including failover strategies
Configure and manage database replication technologies to support data distribution and system resilience
Perform core DBA functions including patching, database upgrades, environment cloning, and backup/monitoring processes
Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues across database and application layers
Partner with developers to support query optimization and performance tuning
Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to ensure systems align with business requirements
Support ongoing improvements to database architecture in a large-scale, complex environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience in database engineering or administration
Strong expertise in: Microsoft SQL Server (on-prem) database administration
Azure SQL Database / cloud-based database administration
High availability solutions (e.g., clustering, failover groups, availability groups)
Database replication (transactional, merge, or similar technologies)
Relational database design
T-SQL (including complex stored procedures and triggers)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Premium benefit package including medical, vision, dental, life and long-term disability insurance
Vacation/sick time
401K retirement plan with company matching program
Eleven paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Microsoft SQL ServerAzure SQL Databasehigh availability solutionsdatabase replicationrelational database designT-SQLperformance tuningdisaster recovery solutionsquery optimizationdatabase administration

Soft Skills

collaborationtroubleshootingcommunicationanalytical skillsproblem-solving