Remote Junior/Mid SQL Server Database Administrator

Quick Facts

• Role: Junior/Mid SQL Server Database Administrator

• Work mode: Fully remote

• Contract: Long-term contract only

Description

You will administer Microsoft SQL Server environments end-to-end, including installation, configuration, upgrades, and day-to-day maintenance. The role focuses on performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery, security and compliance, monitoring, and automation. You’ll also support development teams with SQL code and participate in database deployment and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain SQL Server environments across development, testing, and production

• Manage database lifecycle and instance configuration

• Monitor database health, storage utilization, and support capacity planning

• Optimize SQL Server performance and investigate slow-running queries

• Implement and maintain Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, log shipping, replication, and backup/restore strategies

• Validate backups and perform disaster recovery testing

• Apply security best practices: user access, role-based security, encryption, auditing, and security monitoring

• Configure monitoring and alerting; perform integrity checks and maintenance plans

• Handle patching, cumulative updates, SQL Server version upgrades, and SQL Server Agent job failures

• Automate routine administrative tasks using PowerShell and/or T-SQL

• Assist development with database design and query optimization; review stored procedures, views, and triggers

• Support database deployments and CI/CD database release processes

• Maintain operational documentation, recovery procedures, runbooks, and tuning recommendations

• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Networking, Security, and Application Development teams; provide on-call support for critical production systems when required

Requirements

• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in development, testing, and production environments

• Hands-on knowledge of SQL Server installation, configuration, and upgrades

• Experience with performance tuning: indexes, statistics, execution plans, and query optimization

• Experience with high availability and disaster recovery (Always On, failover clustering, log shipping, replication, backup/restore)

• Knowledge of SQL Server security best practices (permissions, role-based security, encryption, auditing)

• Experience with monitoring, integrity checks, maintenance plans, and patching/upgrade management

• Ability to develop automation scripts using PowerShell and/or T-SQL

• Experience supporting database deployments and CI/CD database processes

Benefits

• Private medical insurance

• 21 paid vacations per year (B2B)

• Hardware/software provided

• Training and a career-oriented development path

• Freedom in tools

• Friendly environment based on trust