Lead Database Administrator

The Judge Group - Fort Worth, TX

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Fort Worth, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Lead Database Administrator will oversee the transition of on-premise servers to Azure, ensuring a smooth migration process with minimal downtime. This role involves implementing best practices for database security and compliance, optimizing performance, and maintaining high availability of database systems. The ideal candidate will lead cloud migration projects, support continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute cloud migration projects from on-prem servers to Azure.
• Implement best practices for database security and compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimizing query performance, indexing strategies, and resource utilization.
• Maintain robust monitoring solutions for real-time database health insights and proactive issue resolution.
• Conduct regular health checks, capacity planning, and upgrade/migration activities.
• Perform essential database administration tasks: installation, configuration, monitoring, tuning, backup, recovery, and troubleshooting.
• Lead the architecture, design, development, and testing processes for databases and other services on Azure.
• Drive and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
• Deliver high-quality, innovative, and scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure 24x7 availability with on-call support for critical database systems hosted on-premise and in multiple clouds.
• Design, implement, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Drive automation by developing intuitive or simpler process designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and interact with global stakeholders.
• Continuously improve processes to reduce delivery time and develop innovative solutions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Database Operations with a Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology preferred.
• Extensive experience with database platforms (MS SQL Server, Azure Synapse, Postgres, Azure SQL) supporting high-volume OLTP systems.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Data Factory, Analysis Service, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Proficient in data warehouse systems and MPP database architecture.
• Experience in architecture design and managing databases in cloud and on-prem environments.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, DB performance tuning, and rapid problem troubleshooting/resolution.
• Understanding of and ability to work with IaC, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, Azure Resource Manager, etc.
• Skilled in scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python.
• Good judgment, prompt decision-making ability, responsibility, and accountability.
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
• Ability to envision and create automation for provisioning and administration tasks.
• Document and maintain database policies, procedures, and standards.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant database/cloud certifications preferred