Database Administrator II

COMAGINE HEALTH

18h•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Database Administrator II to support the administration, monitoring, and optimization of the organization’s SQL database environments. This role is responsible for ensuring databases remain secure, high-performing, and recoverable, while supporting both on-premises and cloud-based database systems. The Database Administrator II will work closely with developers, architects, and infrastructure teams to maintain database performance, troubleshoot issues, and support database migrations and improvements across environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator
5+ years of experience in database administration, database architecture, or related technical roles.
Advanced experience with SQL Server database administration
Expertise in database performance tuning and troubleshooting
Strong proficiency in T-SQL scripting and automation
Experience with high availability and disaster recovery solutions
Familiarity with Azure SQL Database, Amazon RDS, or similar cloud database services
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Ability to work effectively in a fully remote, distributed team environment

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Certified: SQL Server Database Administrator
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Migration Engineer
AWS Certified Database – Specialty
Exposure to Amazon Redshift architecture, clusters, and optimization preferred

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain SQL databases across development, test, and production environments.
Collaborate with developers and system architects to design scalable and efficient database solutions.
Optimize database structures to ensure performance, reliability, and data integrity.
Monitor database health and performance to ensure systems remain accessible and efficient.
Identify performance bottlenecks and implement database and query optimization strategies.
Implement database security policies and procedures to protect sensitive data.
Ensure database environments meet security and regulatory requirements.
Develop and maintain database backup and recovery processes.
Support high availability solutions such as clustering and Always On Availability Groups.
Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
Develop and maintain scripts for database monitoring, automation, and maintenance tasks.
Identify opportunities to automate operational processes.
Support migration of on-premises SQL Server databases to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.
Evaluate and recommend cloud-based database services to improve scalability and performance.
Assist with administration and optimization of Amazon Redshift clusters, including performance tuning and cluster monitoring.