Database Engineer

Overview

The IT Database Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting relational database platforms in both traditional data centers and Azure cloud environments. The role covers installation, configuration, performance tuning, high availability, backup and recovery, monitoring, and incident response for Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and Postgre

SQL, with participation in an on-call rotation to support mission-critical workloads.

• Install, configure, and upgrade MSSQL, MySQL, and Postgre
  
  SQL in data center and Azure environments (IaaS and/or PaaS as applicable).
• Perform day-to-day database administration, including user and role management, permissions, schema changes, and maintenance tasks.
• Monitor database health, performance, and capacity using native and third-party tools; define meaningful alerts and dashboards for proactive issue detection.
• Troubleshoot database incidents (performance issues, blocking/deadlocks, failed jobs, connectivity problems, resource constraints) and drive root-cause analysis and permanent fixes.
• Design, implement, and maintain backup and recovery strategies (full/diff/log, PITR, snapshots, Azure backup options) and regularly test restore procedures.
• Implement and support high availability and disaster recovery configurations (e.g., SQL Server Always On, failover clustering, log shipping, MySQL/Postgres replication, Azure availability sets/zones).
• Optimize database performance through indexing strategies, query tuning, statistics management, and configuration tuning at both OS and database levels.
• Implement and enforce security controls (authentication, authorization, encryption at rest/in transit, auditing) aligned with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Support application and development teams with database design, query optimization, and controlled deployment of schema changes across environments.
• Maintain detailed documentation including runbooks, standards, topology diagrams, data flows, and operational procedures for both on-prem and Azure deployments.
• Participate in an on-call rotation, responding to after-hours incidents, and perform planned maintenance during maintenance windows.
• Automate routine tasks (provisioning, checks, patching, reporting) using scripts and tooling (e.g., T-SQL, Power Shell, Bash, Python, Azure CLI).

• Proven experience as a Database Engineer/DBA supporting MSSQL, MySQL, and Postgre
  
  SQL in production environments.
• Hands-on experience managing databases in traditional data centers (physical/virtual servers) and Azure (e.g., SQL Server on Azure VMs, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL/Postgre
  
  SQL or similar).
• Strong understanding of database internals: storage structures, indexing, transactions, isolation levels, and locking.
• Demonstrated skills in performance troubleshooting and tuning using execution plans, wait statistics, and monitoring metrics.
• Practical experience with HA/DR solutions and backup/restore strategies, including testing and documentation of failover/recovery procedures.
• Proficiency with scripting/automation for database operations and integration with operational tooling.
• Familiarity with networking, OS, and virtualization concepts relevant to database performance and connectivity (subnets, firewalls, load balancers, storage latency).
• Solid understanding of security best practices for databases.

• Experience with Azure-native monitoring and management tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Alerts, Managed Identities, Key Vault).
• Experience with CI/CD and database change automation, including schema versioning and deployment pipelines.
• Exposure to large-scale or high-volume databases, partitioning, and scaling strategies (vertical/horizontal).
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to data (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, GDPR) and data protection techniques (masking, tokenization).
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially under time pressure during incidents and on-call situations.
• Clear communication skills to work effectively with developers, infrastructure teams, security, and business stakeholders.
• High sense of ownership for data integrity, availability, and reliability, with a structured approach to documentation and process.

• Limited travel required including air and car travel
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a warehouse environment and moving vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate.

Sedentary Work – Ability to exert 10 - 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

• Bonus opportunities at…