Benefits:

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Job Title: Senior Database Administrator – Tier I Compensation: $80,000.00 - $107,000.00/Year Reports to: Service Manager Department: Service

Job Description:

Are you ready to take your SQL skills to the next level? Join SQLWatchmen as a Senior Database Administrator - Tier 1 and become a key player in our fully remote team! You'll be at the forefront of onboarding and offboarding customers, supporting MS SQL Server at Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels, and collaborating with our top-tier experts. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on diagnosing technical issues, enjoys being part of an on-call rotation, and loves communicating with both the team and customers.

Who We Are:

At SQLWatchmen, we pride ourselves on delivering best-in-class MS SQL Server support with unmatched customer service. With over 17 years in the business, our CEO and founder's passion for MS SQL Server spans more than two decades. We are deeply committed to our culture and seek employees and customers who resonate with our core values:

Be A Partner

Stay Curious

Take Ownership

Help First

Find Joy in the Work

If these values speak to you, we want to hear from you!

Our DBA Team:

Join our dynamic, fully remote team of four seasoned professionals with over 50 years of combined experience in MS SQL Server. Our service manager is one of only 50 DBAs worldwide to have completed the SQLSkills Black Belt, and you’ll have the chance to achieve this prestigious certification too!

Who You Are:

A well-rounded, self-motivated MS SQL server Database Administrator who desires to supercharge their SQL skills and grow to be an expert in MS SQL Server performance tuning

Detail-oriented with the ability to stay focused and productive working in a fully remote environment

You desire to work efficiently and in a consistent manner to improve customer satisfaction and attainment of team metrics

You enjoy helping PEOPLE improve their SQL servers. We are SQL consultants. If you don’t like talking and helping people, you will not like working here

You have a savage curiosity about learning SQL and how it behaves in different environments. If you learn rapidly and eagerly, you will love it here!

What This Role Requires of You:

Proactive Monitoring: Keep an eye on SQL Servers and resolve issues via ticketing system before they escalate. Escalate tickets to Tier 3 support when necessary. Technical Expertise: Showcase your advanced technical and T-SQL programming skills. Performance Tuning: Fine-tune indexes and queries for optimal performance. HA/DR Strategies: Develop, maintain, and monitor high availability and disaster recovery strategies (Cluster, Mirroring, AlwaysOn, Replication, Log Shipping). Security: Ensure data and access to SQL Server are secure. Database Design: Architect and design new and existing databases and tables. On-Call Rotation: Participate in the on-call rotation (PagerDuty). Communication: Keep the team and customers informed about incident progress, changes, and outages. PostgreSQL Enthusiasm: Have some experience with PostgreSQL and a desire to dive deeper. Administrative Tasks: Enter time and expenses in ConnectWise, attend scheduled meetings, and complete training materials. Travel: Willing to do some limited travel for special meetings and/or training purposes. Likely no more than 1-2 weeks in a year at most. Job Position: You must be seeking a direct W-2 full-time salary position. No contractors or contracting companies. SQLWatchmen, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Employee Benefits:

Medical Benefits: Comprehensive medical coverage (no dental or vision). 401(k) Match: 2% company match. Paid Time Off: Nine paid holidays each year and 10 hours of PTO accrued monthly. Training Opportunities: Extensive SQL and PostgreSQL training. Challenging Work: Exposure to diverse MS SQL Server environments with opportunities to advance your skillset.

If you're excited about this opportunity and our core values resonate with you, apply now and tell us why you'd be a great fit for SQLWatchmen!

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

This is a remote position.