Senior Database Administrator
Insight Global, Boulder, CO, United States
Job Description
A company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado is seeking to add a Senior Database Administrator to their growing team. The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of database infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, scalability, and availability. This role is primarily infrastructure-focused, supporting database server environments, architecture, monitoring, and overall system performance across on-premises and cloud platforms. The DBA manages and optimizes Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) databases, proactively monitors system health, identifies performance bottlenecks, and implements tuning and optimization strategies. They configure and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, clustering, replication, and backups, while also supporting database deployments, migrations, upgrades, and releases. Working closely with engineering, data, DevOps, and infrastructure teams, the DBA ensures efficient, secure data flow across applications, assists with troubleshooting database-related issues, and maintains data integrity, security, and compliance with organizational standards. In addition, this role is responsible for maintaining monitoring, alerting, and logging systems, documenting database architectures and operational procedures, and continuously evaluating tools, technologies, and processes to improve system performance and reliability. This position will be fully remote. This position is offering an hourly rate of $50-70/hr based on years of experience. If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today!
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.
Skills and Requirements
5 years of experience as a Database Administrator Advanced expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), including: Performance tuning, Indexing strategies and Query optimization
Strong experience with database infrastructure and server architecture
Proven experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery strategies (Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, replication)
Hands-on experience with database monitoring tools and performance diagnostics
Strong understanding of database structures, schemas, and data flow concepts
Experience supporting development teams with database configurations and troubleshooting
Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills Experience with additional database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
Exposure to managed database services
Familiarity with DevOps or CI/CD workflows related to database deployments
A company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado is seeking to add a Senior Database Administrator to their growing team. The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of database infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, scalability, and availability. This role is primarily infrastructure-focused, supporting database server environments, architecture, monitoring, and overall system performance across on-premises and cloud platforms. The DBA manages and optimizes Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) databases, proactively monitors system health, identifies performance bottlenecks, and implements tuning and optimization strategies. They configure and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, clustering, replication, and backups, while also supporting database deployments, migrations, upgrades, and releases. Working closely with engineering, data, DevOps, and infrastructure teams, the DBA ensures efficient, secure data flow across applications, assists with troubleshooting database-related issues, and maintains data integrity, security, and compliance with organizational standards. In addition, this role is responsible for maintaining monitoring, alerting, and logging systems, documenting database architectures and operational procedures, and continuously evaluating tools, technologies, and processes to improve system performance and reliability. This position will be fully remote. This position is offering an hourly rate of $50-70/hr based on years of experience. If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today!
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.
Skills and Requirements
5 years of experience as a Database Administrator Advanced expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), including: Performance tuning, Indexing strategies and Query optimization
Strong experience with database infrastructure and server architecture
Proven experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery strategies (Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, replication)
Hands-on experience with database monitoring tools and performance diagnostics
Strong understanding of database structures, schemas, and data flow concepts
Experience supporting development teams with database configurations and troubleshooting
Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills Experience with additional database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
Exposure to managed database services
Familiarity with DevOps or CI/CD workflows related to database deployments