Wellfit Technologies · 1 month ago
Senior Azure SQL Database Administrator
Irving, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expWellfit Technologies is a healthcare fintech company enhancing experiences between patients, providers, employers, and payors. They are seeking a Senior Azure SQL Database Administrator to optimize Azure SQL environments, drive database performance, and support scalable data operations across the business.
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Responsibilities
Manage, monitor, and optimize Azure SQL Databases in a fully cloud-based Windows environment
Support and tune high-volume OLTP workloads, ensuring low latency, minimal blocking, and strong concurrency
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks using DMVs, execution plans, waits, and telemetry
Tune, refactor, and improve stored procedures, queries, and schemas for real-time transactional systems
Implement proactive health checks, alerting, and automation to maintain stability and uptime
Partner with developers on query and architectural performance improvements
Collaborate on data integrations and data movement workflows across platforms
Familiarity with Azure Data Factory (ADF), data pipelines, or similar tools to support and troubleshoot data movement—not deep ETL development expertise
Work cross-functionally with analytics and reporting teams to enable reliable data availability
Confidently navigate the Azure Portal to administer SQL databases and related cloud services
Manage database access and roles using Microsoft Entra ID
Configure and maintain Azure Key Vault for secure credential/secret management
Ensure adherence to cloud security, compliance, and access governance best practices
Work closely with senior data leaders (Carlos Parra and Tarika) to support enterprise data initiatives
Mentor junior team members in SQL best practices, OLTP tuning, and cloud operations
Translate business needs into efficient, scalable technical solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
5+ years of experience as a SQL DBA, including direct support of high-volume OLTP production systems
Deep hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database administration
Strong SQL development expertise: indexing strategies, stored procedures, performance tuning
Familiarity with data pipeline tools (ADF or similar)
Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Portal
Solid understanding of waits, concurrency, blocking, resource governance, and telemetry insights
Preferred
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300) or similar
Experience with cloud telemetry dashboards and automated performance alerts
Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps database deployment workflows
Exposure to data warehousing or reporting environments (Power BI, EDW)
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Benefits
Hybrid work model — 3 days on-site, 2 days remote
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Discretionary Paid Time Off (culture encourages use)
401k matching up to 4%
Competitive annual bonus
Generous paid time off
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Company
Wellfit Technologies
Wellfit Technologies is a healthcare technology platform that makes patient financing, dental plans, and payment processes simple, transparent, and cost-effective for providers and patients.
51-200 employees
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