Remote Database Engineer I

Jobgether•Kansas, KS

13h•Remote

About The Position

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Database Engineer - REMOTE. In this role, you will be playing a crucial part in ensuring the reliability, performance, and automation of SQL Server platforms in both on-premises and cloud-integrated environments. Your collaboration with various teams will enhance operational processes and support enterprise-critical database workloads, directly impacting the efficiency and effectiveness of our data management practices.

Requirements

6+ years of experience administering and supporting SQL Server environments.
Strong expertise in T-SQL, SQL Server performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Hands-on experience with automation and scripting for database operations.
Experience supporting reporting and analytics workloads.
Strong understanding of SQL Server architecture, indexing, and security.

Responsibilities

Own and operate enterprise SQL Server environments across production and non-production tiers.
Standardize and automate database operational workflows, including script execution intake, monitoring, and deployment processes.
Participate in patching, deployment, and release management activities to ensure platform security and stability.
Provide on-call and incident response support for mission-critical database systems.
Diagnose and resolve complex SQL Server performance issues including blocking, deadlocks, replication latency, and high-write workloads.
Analyze and tune slow-running queries and reports.
Lead index analysis, consolidation, and cleanup initiatives to reduce write overhead and improve performance.
Gather and maintain configuration data across all SQL Server instances, including versioning, hardware, storage, network, and security settings.
Design and implement automation to reduce manual DBE effort and improve consistency.
Support migrations off legacy SQL Server versions and assist in modernization initiatives.