Job Summary
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.
Responsibilities Database Administration & Performance
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.
ETL & Data Pipeline Development
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.
Production Support & Troubleshooting
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.
Collaboration & Leadership
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.
Skills/Qualifications
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.
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.
Success Measures
Database systems are stable, performant, and proactively maintained—shifting from reactive firefighting to proactive optimization.
Development and QA teams are unblocked by environment or data availability issues.
ETL processes run reliably with minimal manual intervention.
Cross‑functional partners (Product, Analytics, Support) have confidence in data availability and integrity.
Clear documentation exists for systems, processes, and runbooks.
PII and data security protocols are consistently followed across all environments.
Perks
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
And much, much more
Company Description Unleashed Brands was founded to curate and grow a portfolio of the most innovative and profitable brands that help kids learn, play and grow. Over the last 10 years, the team at Unleashed Brands has built a proven platform and know‑how for scaling businesses focused on serving families. Its mission is to impact the lives of every kid by providing fun, engaging and inspiring experiences that help them become who they are destined to be. Unleashed Brands has more than 1,300 locations open and in development with plans to open more than 100+ new units annually over the next 5 years. For more information, please visit
www.unleashedbrands.com . Unleashed Brands is headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity Unleashed Brands is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law.
ADA Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Unleashed Brands will provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
Unleashed Brands is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.
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Responsibilities Database Administration & Performance
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.
ETL & Data Pipeline Development
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.
Production Support & Troubleshooting
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.
Collaboration & Leadership
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.
Skills/Qualifications
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.
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.
Success Measures
Database systems are stable, performant, and proactively maintained—shifting from reactive firefighting to proactive optimization.
Development and QA teams are unblocked by environment or data availability issues.
ETL processes run reliably with minimal manual intervention.
Cross‑functional partners (Product, Analytics, Support) have confidence in data availability and integrity.
Clear documentation exists for systems, processes, and runbooks.
PII and data security protocols are consistently followed across all environments.
Perks
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
And much, much more
Company Description Unleashed Brands was founded to curate and grow a portfolio of the most innovative and profitable brands that help kids learn, play and grow. Over the last 10 years, the team at Unleashed Brands has built a proven platform and know‑how for scaling businesses focused on serving families. Its mission is to impact the lives of every kid by providing fun, engaging and inspiring experiences that help them become who they are destined to be. Unleashed Brands has more than 1,300 locations open and in development with plans to open more than 100+ new units annually over the next 5 years. For more information, please visit
www.unleashedbrands.com . Unleashed Brands is headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity Unleashed Brands is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law.
ADA Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Unleashed Brands will provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
Unleashed Brands is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.
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