Senior SQL DBA
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Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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Posted 31d ago
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We have tracked this listing since 9 Oct 2026 (1 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 2 hours ago.
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Remote
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Greenhouse employer's own board first seen 1d ago · last seen 2h ago
The listing
Q - What did the DBA say to the Developer?
A - It doesn't matter, he wasn't listening anyway
Q - What did the Developer say to the DBA?
A - It doesn't matter, the answer is "No".
Enough with the humor! Let's get to the point.
DistantJob is hiring a Senior SQL DBA for one of our clients, a growing US-based SaaS company serving 150+ enterprise clients on a highly customized, multi-tenant platform.
This isn't a "big data" role — the databases themselves are modest in size. The real challenge is complexity: each client runs on their own database instance, and while most of the schema and logic is standardized, a meaningful portion is customized per client. That means no two performance issues look exactly alike, and a one-size-fits-all runbook doesn't cut it here.
What you'll do:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for critical database issues during US business hours, diagnosing and resolving performance, reliability, and availability problems
- Partner with developers to design, review, and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database logic — and coach the team on performance best practices
- Proactively monitor database health across client environments, building alerting thresholds, runbooks, and dashboards to catch risks before they become incidents
- Own the database side of test-environment readiness — syncing test databases, validating configuration, and building automation to reduce manual setup work
- Review and approve database-related pull requests, maintaining coding standards and evaluating changes for performance, risk, and backward compatibility
- Perform routine database maintenance (backups, patching, capacity planning) during business hours to avoid production disruption
- Document recurring issues, resolutions, and operational procedures for the team
What we're looking for:
- 7+ years of experience as a DBA, with real production support experience — not purely development-side database work
- Strong SQL Server / T-SQL skills, including query optimization and execution plan analysis
- Comfort working across highly customized, multi-instance environments rather than a single standardized database
- Genuine interest in both reactive incident response and proactive, collaborative dev support — this role is a mix of both, and that balance is expected to shift over time as processes mature
- Azure and .NET/ORM familiarity a plus
Schedule: Primarily CST hours (EST also considered) — this role exists specifically to extend coverage into the US afternoon.
Why this role: You'll join a team that's intentional about long-term growth for this position — not just filling a support ticket queue, but building someone into a trusted, embedded part of the development process.
If you meet these qualifications and are ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply!