SQL Database Administrator Senior

Amerihealth Caritas • ,

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

ACFC is seeking a hands-on Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to ensure the availability, performance, security, and resiliency of enterprise database platforms. The role involves resolving complex performance issues, automating operational work, and helping shape scalable on-premises, hybrid, and cloud database solutions.

This is a hybrid, office-based position at the Ellis Preserve office in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Office days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; remote days are Monday and Friday. Remote or hybrid employees must have reliable high-speed internet with at least 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload. Fully remote associates residing in states where service is required by contract, law, or regulation may submit for reimbursement.

AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven health care organization headquartered in Newtown Square. It delivers integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services. The organization describes its work as helping people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least eight years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise with SQL Server 2016 and newer, including T-SQL, performance tuning, execution plans, backup and recovery, and database security.
• Proven experience with Always On Availability Groups, Windows failover clustering, replication, and other high-availability and disaster-recovery technologies.
• Experience with at least one cloud database platform, such as Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, or AWS RDS for SQL Server.
• Deep expertise in MySQL 5.7 / 8.0+ internals, including the InnoDB storage engine, transaction management, and MVCC.
• Solid understanding of Windows Server, networking fundamentals, storage technologies, and operating-system performance.
• Experience with enterprise database monitoring tools such as SQL Sentry, Redgate, SolarWinds DPA, Dynatrace, or similar.
• Working knowledge of SSIS, SSRS, or SSAS.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Postgres, Cosmos, or Cassandra DB.
• Experience supporting healthcare, insurance, or another highly regulated industry.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM, Bicep, or Ansible.
• Experience with cloud migration, database modernization, or platform transformation initiatives.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or another relevant database or cloud certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support SQL Server platforms across development, test, and production environments.
• Optimize database performance through query tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing, and resource monitoring.
• Design and maintain high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, replication, log shipping, and backup and recovery strategies.
• Administer database security, access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance requirements in partnership with Information Security and Risk teams.
• Lead database installations, upgrades, migrations, patching, lifecycle management, capacity planning, and disaster-recovery testing.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, T-SQL, and related tools to improve consistency and reduce manual effort.
• Support Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, AWS RDS for SQL Server, and hybrid database modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with application developers, architects, data engineers, cloud teams, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex incidents involving CPU, memory, I/O, blocking, deadlocks, storage, and resource contention, and contribute to root cause analysis.
• Maintain technical standards and documentation and drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Flexible work solutions, including remote options and hybrid work schedules.
• Competitive pay.
• Paid time off, including holidays and volunteer events.
• Health insurance coverage for the employee and dependents starting on Day 1.
• 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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