SQL Database Manager

We are looking for an SQL Database Manager to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced database professional to lead database strategy and operations, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across critical systems, in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH.

• Manage and oversee SQL Server database environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security
• Lead database design, architecture, and optimization efforts across multiple systems
• Develop and enforce backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues to maintain uptime
• Manage a team of database administrators/developers, providing guidance and mentorship
• Partner with application and development teams to support database needs for new and existing systems
• Establish and maintain database security policies, access controls, and compliance standards
• Oversee database upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning
• Identify opportunities to improve database performance, scalability, and efficiency

• 6+ years of SQL Server database administration/management experience, including prior leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and optimization
• Experience with backup/recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing or mentoring database team members

• Real ownership over database architecture and strategy, not just day-to-day administration
• Hybrid schedule based in Columbus, OH
• Direct collaboration with application and development teams shaping system design
• Leadership responsibility over a growing database team
• A stable environment with room to modernize and optimize legacy systems