Senior Database Administrator

Unleashed Brands • Bedford, TX

9h

About The Position

The Senior Database Administrator will serve as a hands-on technical leader responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and security of Unleashed Brands' database infrastructure. This role supports our proprietary technology platform and surrounding systems - including Salesforce, PowerBI, and integrated applications - through proactive optimization, production support, and data pipeline development. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, a bias toward action, and the ability to partner cross-functionally to ensure our technology delivers exceptional experiences for franchisees and internal teams across all seven brands.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (design, administration, performance tuning).
• Hands-on experience with T-SQL development, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Experience with ETL development (SSIS or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of database security, backup/recovery strategies, and high availability configurations.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex performance issues under pressure.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cloud database services, preferably Azure SQL or Azure-based data platforms (Fabric experience a plus).
• Experience supporting SaaS or multi-tenant platforms preferred.
• Familiarity with data warehouse concepts and analytics support preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor, tune, and optimize database performance across production and lower environments.
• Manage database infrastructure including backups, disaster recovery, and security protocols.
• Develop and maintain indexing strategies, query optimization, and execution plan analysis.
• Establish and maintain monitoring, alerting, and health metrics for all database systems.
• Support production deployments and coordinate with DevOps partners on release execution.
• Design, develop, and maintain ETL processes to support analytics and reporting needs.
• Partner with the analytics function to ensure data integrity and availability in PowerBI.
• Support data integrations across the core platform, Salesforce, and third-party systems.
• Serve as escalation point for database-related production issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks, data integrity issues, and system outages.
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed for critical system support.
• Partner with Product and development teams on mass data updates, configuration work, and environment management.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to DBA team members.
• Document processes, procedures, and technical standards to eliminate tribal knowledge.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and capacity planning.

Benefits

• Paid bi-weekly
• Company Paid Holidays
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Multiple health care insurance plans that cover medical, dental, prescription, vision, and employer HSA contributions
• Competitive 401(k) Program with employer matching contributions
• Daily dress code of "business casual"
• A positive work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level