Senior Database Administrator II, SQL DBA

Microchip Technology Inc.

Senior Database Administrator managing SQL Server databases for global operations at Microchip Technology Inc. Troubleshooting and ensuring performance and reliability of production systems while following best practices.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeSan Jose • Arizona, California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70,304 - $163,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Install, configure, manage, monitor, troubleshoot and tune production, support and develop databases
Help to define SQL Server architecture and implement environments
Ensure high availability in the production systems through multiple methods
Ensure outstanding performance in all systems
Troubleshoot SQL Server issues as they occur
Ensure all database servers are backed up in a way that meets the business's Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
Test backups to ensure Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) can be met
Understand and manage SQL Server capacity usage and growth planning
Design indexes and review query execution plans for optimal performance and operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

7.5 - 10 Years of experience and knowledge of SQL Server skills
Proficiency with tuning SQL databases for performance, reliability, and availability
Experience in Monitoring SQL Server databases through agent jobs, scripts and tools
Experience with capacity planning
Minimum of 3 years of experience of relevant IT Server support
Ability to troubleshoot standard Windows processes and tools
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Experience in mission-critical operations, ideally within a 24x7 large scale distributed and clustered environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base pay
Restricted stock units
Quarterly bonus payments
Health benefits that begin day one
Retirement savings plans
Industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQL Serverdatabase managementperformance tuningcapacity planningbackup and recoveryquery execution plansindex designtroubleshootingmonitoringagent jobs

Soft Skills

problem solvingtroubleshootinginterpersonal skillscommunication skills