Senior Database Administrator

Embrace Software Inc

Senior SQL Server Production DBA managing databases for EPOWERdoc's healthcare technology solutions. Focused on database performance, security, and compliance in a remote setting.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in SQL Server administration, including backup and recovery strategies, performance tuning, and security compliance. Proficient in T-SQL and scripting for automation, with a strong focus on process improvement and capacity planning.

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SQL Server AdministrationBackup And Recovery StrategiesPerformance TuningT-SQL ProficiencyDatabase Security Compliance

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Hard Skills

SQL Server 2016–2022Backup/Restore StrategiesIndex MaintenanceHigh Availability SolutionsPerformance TuningT-SQLPowerShell ScriptingDatabase TroubleshootingTable PartitioningArchival Strategies

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

VPNExpressRouteCloud VMsInternal Lab Environments

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft SQL Server Certification

Industry Keywords

Healthcare SystemsEHR SystemsData Privacy RegulationsHIPAAHITECH

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudMS SQL ServerSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Backup & Recovery: Design and implement robust backup strategies that ensure both full and transactional log backups run on schedule.
High-Severity Triage: Act as the primary responder for Sev-1 and Sev-2 database-related incidents.
Performance & Index Tuning: Continuously monitor wait statistics, index fragmentation, and resource-intensive queries.
Capacity & Storage Planning: Track database file growth trends and forecast storage requirements at least 90 days in advance.
Schema & Data Change Management: Review and validate SQL scripts submitted by development teams.
Environment Provisioning: Develop and maintain repeatable scripts and runbooks for provisioning new environments or cloning databases.
Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce best practices for database security, including encryption at rest and in transit, least-privilege access controls, and comprehensive auditing.
Process Improvement: Document and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs). Identify opportunities to automate routine database tasks—such as backups, integrity checks, and deployments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience administering SQL Server (2016–2022) in 24×7 production environments, including on-premise and cloud-hosted setups.
Strong knowledge of backup/restore strategies, index maintenance, performance tuning, and HA/DR solutions like Availability Groups, log shipping, or mirroring.
Comfortable supporting customer-managed on-premise servers, VPN/ExpressRoute-integrated cloud VMs, and internal lab environments.
Proficient in T-SQL and scripting (PowerShell or Bash) for automation and operational efficiency.
Experience with large datasets, including table partitioning and archival strategies for 100M+ row tables.
Skilled at troubleshooting blocking, deadlocks, timeouts, and other database performance issues in collaboration with dev and support teams.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to overlap at least 4 hours with US Eastern Time.
Nice to Have: Exposure to healthcare/EHR systems and data privacy regulations (HIPAA, HITECH). Microsoft SQL Server certification.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary, structured based on the UK working hours
Comprehensive training and mentorship programs for skill and knowledge enhancement
Opportunities for career advancement and professional development