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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days DistantJob's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of DistantJob's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at DistantJob
- high 12 stale, 0 reposted of 15 open
- Hiring momentum
- 15 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Senior SQL DBA will serve as the primary contact for critical database issues, focusing on diagnosing and resolving performance, reliability, and availability problems during US business hours. The role involves collaborating with developers to optimize SQL queries and database logic, proactively monitoring database health, and performing routine maintenance. Additionally, the DBA will document procedures and manage test-environment readiness, ensuring effective support across a complex multi-tenant platform.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 7+ years of experience as a DBA with real production support experience
- Strong SQL Server / T-SQL skills including query optimization and execution plan analysis
- Experience working across highly customized, multi-instance environments
- Genuine interest in both reactive incident response and proactive, collaborative dev support
Nice to have
- Azure and .NET/ORM familiarity
Worth weighing
- Role requires working primarily during CST hours to extend coverage into the US afternoon
- The databases are modest in size but complex due to customization per client
- No salary or specific benefits mentioned in the posting
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Listed by DistantJob on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.