Senior SQL Server DBA responsible for operational ownership of the SQL Server estate hosted on Microsoft Azure virtual machines, focusing on performance, automation, reliability, and modernization.
Responsibilities
Drive database health, capacity planning, indexing strategy, query performance, storage management, and resource utilization across large and VLDB-class SQL Server environments.
Improve backup, restore, integrity-check, maintenance, migration, and nonproduction refresh strategies for databases exceeding 1 TB.
Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve production PowerShell scripts used for database administration, maintenance automation, monitoring, and operational data movement.
Plan, test, and execute SQL Server version upgrades, patch management, database migrations, and server transitions across the estate.
Manage SQL Server configuration and performance considerations within Microsoft Azure virtual machines, including compute sizing, storage design, disk throughput, networking, availability, backup integration, and coordination with infrastructure and security teams.
Ensures the stable operation of in‑house computer software systems and network connections, plans, develops, installs, configures, maintains, supports, and optimizes all network software and communication links.
Responsibilities
Plan, develop, install, configure, maintain, support, and optimize network software and communication links
Organize and direct configuration and operation of information management systems
Analyze and resolve end‑user software program and connectivity issues
Conduct capacity and performance analysis and provide system configuration change and upgrade recommendations
Increase system administrator efficiency and accuracy via automated tools and scripts
Requirements
Bachelor of Arts or Science (BA/BS) Degree in relevant field
Own, troubleshoot, and solve complex customer technical issues for Windows performance.
Locations (2)
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Portugal
Compensation
Technical Support Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Romania is lei 199,400.00 - lei 347,800.00 per year.
Responsibilities
Own, investigate, and solve complex customer technical issues and act as an advisor to the customer, collaborating within and across teams, leveraging troubleshooting tools and practices.
Lead in building communities with peer delivery roles and share knowledge through readiness programs, technical coaching and mentoring of others.
Engage with Microsoft Engineering/Supportability teams to investigate potential product defects and help develop automation techniques and diagnostic tools, driving Microsoft product improvements.
Requirements
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Sr. SQL Server Database Administrator
Apollo Technology Solutions LLC · Posted Nov 3, 2026
Senior SQL Server Database Administrator responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and optimizing SQL Server environments, including high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
Responsibilities
Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server 2022 environments
Perform routine database administration, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities
Manage SQL Server Agent jobs, monitor error logs and event logs, and proactively resolve database issues
Utilize SQL Server native tools and services
Administer SQL Server security, auditing, authentication, encryption, and compliance controls
Requirements
Nice to have: FAST GenTax / DS‑VS architecture
Nice to have: AWS cloud services
Nice to have: Cloud storage
Nice to have: Backup and recovery solutions
Nice to have: Security standards PUB1075, FIPS, PII
