Senior Associate Database Administrator

Senior Associate Database Administrator – Primary Sr. Database Administrator - SQL (Tier
3)

Location: Onsite Denver, US (No Remote)

Company: Datavail – a leading provider of data management, application development, analytics, and cloud services.

• Advise clients on best practices around availability, performance, and security
• Lead initiatives around architecture design, disaster recovery planning, capacity forecasting, and cost optimization
• Own the end‑to‑end database service lifecycle, from backup strategy to proactive tuning
• Collaborate directly with clients, including technical teams and executive stakeholders
• Participate in the on‑call rotation to support critical production issues and ensure high availability around the clock

Mandatory SQL Server DBA Skills

• 12+ years of IT experience, including 10+ years of hands‑on expertise with SQL Server versions 2000 through 2022
• Proven experience supporting SQL Server in both IaaS and PaaS deployments on AWS and Azure
• Deep expertise in performance tuning, particularly SQL query optimization
• Hands‑on experience in clustered SQL Server environments and Always On Availability Groups
• Proficient in configuring and managing Log Shipping, Replication, and Mirroring
• Strong background in backup strategies and disaster recovery planning
• Capable of providing 24x7 production support in high‑availability environments
• Solid knowledge of Windows Server environments, from 2003R2 onward
• Extensive development experience in T‑SQL, SSIS, and SSRS
• Working experience with Power Shell
• Implement scalable database designs, including table partitioning, indexing strategies, query optimization, and audit specifications
• Develop and manage deployment/rollback scripts and coordinate updates across all servers
• Migrate and maintain SSIS packages, support SSAS cube migration, and develop production‑related stored procedures for reporting
• Build Python automations for backup validation, log parsing, connection analysis, and data extraction/transformation
• Develop Python utilities for SQL Server performance monitoring, alerting, and integration with analytics platforms such as Power BI
• Hold either AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator credentials

• Proven experience in a Managed Services environment or in supporting multiple clients simultaneously
• Demonstrated success in managing large‑scale enterprise environments with 100+ SQL Server instances
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to direct team members and delegate tasks effectively
• Skilled in coordinating efforts between internal DBA teams and external clients to ensure alignment and service quality
• Comfortable communicating with executive leadership as well as technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with an ability to convey information clearly and concisely

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting

Datavail has more than 1,000 professionals helping clients build and manage applications and data via a world‑class tech‑enabled delivery platform and software solutions across all leading technologies. For more than 17 years, Datavail has worked with thousands of companies across different industries and sizes, and is an AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner, a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation (Azure), an Oracle Partner, and a MySQL Partner.

Join our team for an exciting opportunity to grow your career, work with cutting‑edge technologies, cloud platforms, and industry‑leading automation tools as part of one of the largest dedicated SQL Server support teams in North America.