Senior DBA – Microsoft Windows SQL Server

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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HeadSpin

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201 - 500 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

HeadSpin is a comprehensive digital experience platform specializing in the optimization and testing of mobile apps and digital media. The company provides an automated and manual testing platform powered by data science insights, enabling easy and extensive end-to-end automation of the quality assurance (QA) process. HeadSpin offers regression intelligence, audio-visual testing, and continuous app performance monitoring using synthetic data. Its platform supports teams like DevOps, Engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) by ensuring apps' optimal performance and superior digital experiences. Trusted by enterprises worldwide, HeadSpin accelerates development cycles, reduces production issues, and offers AI-enabled insights for quality improvement.

📋 Description

• Architect, install, configure, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server instances across complex, multi-server Windows environments • Lead end-to-end application performance engineering by analyzing execution plans, identifying problematic queries, and implementing code- and schema-level optimizations • Monitor application and database performance using Extended Events, DMVs, Wait Statistics analysis, and third-party tooling • Establish performance baselines and SLA-aligned alerting thresholds • Design, implement, and test backup and recovery strategies; own RTO/RPO targets and conduct recovery drills • Architect and maintain HA/DR solutions, including Always On Availability Groups and Log Shipping • Govern database security through role-based access controls, auditing frameworks, and encryption strategies • Own capacity planning and storage forecasting • Review and approve schema migrations, deployment scripts, and ORM-generated queries before production • Automate routine DBA tasks through PowerShell and SQL Agent • Manage SQL Server patching and upgrades through formal change management, including pre- and post-upgrade validation • Mentor junior and mid-level DBAs and contribute to knowledge-base and runbook documentation • Serve as senior escalation point in the on-call rotation for Severity 1 database outages, leading response and post-incident reviews • Partner with application development teams, infrastructure architects, and business stakeholders to maintain availability, security, and application performance

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience in large-scale, mission-critical production environments • Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 / 2025 on Windows Server 2019 / 2022 • Advanced T-SQL skills: query optimization, execution plan analysis, index design, partitioning, and performance troubleshooting • Deep expertise in application performance tuning, including resolving ORM anti-patterns, N+1 queries, lock contention, and blocking chains • Proven experience architecting and supporting Always On Availability Groups, WSFC, and DR failover in enterprise environments • Strong command of Wait Statistics, DMVs, Extended Events, and Query Store for root cause performance diagnosis • Solid experience with point-in-time database restores, high-availability failover, disaster recovery planning, and hands-on recovery testing • Windows Server administration and Active Directory / Kerberos authentication for SQL Server • Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior team members • Familiarity with ITIL change, incident, and problem management processes • Microsoft certification DP-300 or legacy MCSE Data Management & Analytics is desirable/advantageous • Experience with Azure SQL Database or SQL Server on Azure VMs in hybrid configurations is desirable/advantageous • Exposure to APM tooling such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or New Relic is desirable/advantageous • Proficiency with Redgate SQL Monitor, SolarWinds DPA, SentryOne, or equivalent database monitoring platforms is desirable/advantageous • PowerShell scripting for DBA automation, including dbatools, is desirable/advantageous • Experience with SSIS in a data warehousing or reporting context is desirable/advantageous • Knowledge of GDPR, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 is desirable/advantageous • Exposure to DevOps CI/CD pipelines with database deployments is desirable/advantageous

🏖️ Benefits

• No specific benefits, perks, or compensation extras stated