or apply directly on Penumbrainc's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 24 days Penumbrainc's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 58% of Penumbrainc's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Penumbrainc
- low 0 stale, 2 reposted of 93 open
- Hiring momentum
- 121 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Penumbrainc's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Penumbrainc.
About this role
The Senior SQL Administrator manages the administration, performance, and security of enterprise database platforms in both on-premises and cloud environments. Daily responsibilities include optimizing SQL Server environments, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery, and collaborating with various teams to maintain database integrity and compliance. The role also involves troubleshooting complex database issues, developing automation for maintenance tasks, and adhering to governance practices.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Penumbrainc as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Management, or a related field with 8+ years of enterprise-level database administration and/or database engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience supporting high availability, disaster recovery, backup, restore, and database recovery strategies for business-critical systems
- Strong experience with SQL Server performance tuning, indexing, query optimization, execution plans, wait statistics, SQL Agent jobs, and database maintenance plans
- Experience administering SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, log shipping, replication, or equivalent high availability technologies
- Experience with database security practices, including least privilege access, role-based permissions, encryption, auditing, service accounts, and privileged access controls
- Experience with PowerShell, T-SQL scripting, automation, monitoring, alerting, and operational reporting
Nice to have
- Experience supporting Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, or SQL Server hosted in Microsoft Azure
- Experience supporting integrations with ERP, MES, LIMS, QMS, reporting, data warehouse, or enterprise application platforms
- Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Power BI gateways, or related reporting and integration technologies
- Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Database Administrator Associate, or equivalent database certification
What you get
- Competitive compensation package
- Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Eleven paid company holidays per year
- Minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options, requires on-site presence
- The role involves after hours on-call support on a rotation schedule
- The salary range is broad, which may indicate variability based on negotiation or experience level
Summarised from Penumbrainc's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Penumbrainc on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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