Database Engineer

No C to C or Sponsorship

Database Engineer / Database Platform Engineer – Audit Support

Position Overview

We are seeking a senior Database Engineer / Database Platform Engineer to support an enterprise database organization with a strong focus on platform engineering, cloud engineering, automation, and audit/remediation initiatives.

The organization is evolving from a traditional Database Administration (DBA) model toward a more modern Database Engineering / Platform Engineering model. This position will be responsible for engineering, deploying, maintaining, and improving enterprise database platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong Microsoft SQL Server experience combined with hands-on Azure/cloud engineering and infrastructure automation skills. This is an engineering-focused position rather than a traditional production DBA role.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, build, stand up, and configure enterprise database platforms and environments.
• Deploy and maintain Microsoft SQL Server database platforms across cloud and on-premises/colocation environments.
• Support the ongoing lifecycle of database infrastructure, including provisioning, configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Troubleshoot complex database, infrastructure, connectivity, performance, and production issues.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, security, application, and engineering teams to deliver reliable database platforms.
• Develop and maintain automation for database provisioning, configuration, maintenance, compliance, and operational processes.
• Utilize Ansible and other automation technologies to improve repeatability and reduce manual database administration.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices, including Terraform where applicable, to support consistent and scalable platform deployments.
• Support Microsoft Azure database and cloud environments and contribute to cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Assist with database platform audit, compliance, remediation, and risk-reduction activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve database platform reliability, scalability, security, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, and operational standards.
• Participate in root cause analysis and remediation of infrastructure and database incidents.
• Help establish and improve engineering standards, automation practices, and platform capabilities across the database organization.
• Work independently on complex technical initiatives while collaborating effectively within a large enterprise environment.

Technology Environment

Required / Core

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Azure / Azure SQL
• Cloud database engineering
• Database platform engineering
• Infrastructure automation
• Ansible
• On-premises and/or colocation database environments
• Production troubleshooting and incident resolution

Preferred

• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• PowerShell or similar scripting/automation
• Azure migration and modernization
• High Availability / Disaster Recovery
• SQL Server Always On
• Database security and compliance
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Monitoring and performance management
• Additional cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant database engineering, database administration, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering experience.
• 8–10 years preferred, particularly in an enterprise environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Strong experience engineering, deploying, configuring, and supporting database platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based database environments.
• Demonstrated experience with automation and scripting of database or infrastructure processes.
• Experience with Ansible or comparable configuration/automation technologies.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex production and infrastructure issues independently.
• Experience working in large, enterprise-scale environments with multiple technical teams.
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code technologies.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure engineering beyond the database layer.
• Experience supporting database platforms across both cloud and on-premises/colo environments.
• Experience with database audit, compliance, security remediation, or risk-reduction initiatives.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Git, or automated deployment processes.
• Experience with SQL Server high availability, disaster recovery, clustering, or Always On.
• PowerShell or other scripting experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise database environments.

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a database engineer or senior DBA who has evolved into a platform/cloud engineering role. They should be comfortable working beyond the database itself and understand the infrastructure, automation, cloud, security, and operational components required to build and maintain enterprise database platforms.

Candidates with a strong SQL Server + Azure + automation background are highly desirable. Experience with Terraform is a plus, but candidates with strong transferable Infrastructure as Code or automation experience may also be considered.

Position Focus

Primary:

SQL Server • Azure • Database Platform Engineering • Cloud Engineering • Automation • Ansible • Production Infrastructure

Secondary/Preferred:

Terraform • Infrastructure as Code • DevOps • PowerShell • CI/CD • Security/Compliance • HA/DR