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Sourceability · 1 day ago

Database Administrator

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Sourceability is a global digital distributor of electronic components, transforming how modern businesses bring products to market. They are seeking a dynamic Database Administrator to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of their on-premises Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL platforms while collaborating with development and analytics teams.

Electrical DistributionManufacturingSemiconductorSoftwareSupply Chain ManagementWholesale

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Administer SQL Server (installation, upgrades, service packs/cumulative updates) and harden instances

Perform routine maintenance: index rebuild/reorg, statistics updates, DBCC CHECKDB and other consistency checks

Monitor SQL Server error logs and Windows Event Logs; triage and remediate issues

Manage security: logins/users, roles & permissions, authentication methods, and auditing

Implement encryption for data at rest, in transit, and in backups (e.g., TDE/Always Encrypted, TLS)

Plan capacity and storage; manage disk/volume layout; optimize database objects and filegroups (TempDB, log, data)

Utilize SQL Server tooling: Extended Events, Query Store; when appropriate, SQL Profiler and Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA)

Install, configure, upgrade, and harden PostgreSQL (12+)

Own autovacuum/VACUUM/ANALYZE strategy; manage statistics, partitioning, and routine maintenance

Performance analysis using pg_stat_statements, EXPLAIN/ANALYZE; index and query tuning

Security: roles/privileges, SSL/TLS, auditing; encryption via pgcrypto/OS/disk as appropriate

Establish standards and schedules for database backups (full/diff/log for SQL; pgBackRest/PITR for Postgres)

Develop, document, and test recovery procedures to meet defined RPO/RTO

Create and test Disaster Recovery plans and run periodic drills with clear runbooks

Implement and support SQL Server HA options such as Always On Availability Groups, WSFC Failover Clustering, Log Shipping, and (where applicable) Mirroring

Implement and support PostgreSQL HA: streaming/logical replication; Patroni/Pacemaker; PgBouncer/pgpool

Maintain Windows Failover Clusters supporting SQL workloads; validate quorum/witness and failover paths

End-to-end tuning: indexing, stats, parameter sniffing, execution plans, TempDB/log optimization, memory/I/O contention

Postgres: autovacuum tuning, bloat management, partitioning, statement sampling

Partner with developers to optimize schema, queries, and ORM usage; champion SQL best practices and code reviews

Automate admin tasks with PowerShell, T-SQL, PL/pgSQL, and (optionally) Bash/Python; version changes with Git/CI

Implement monitoring/alerting (SQL Sentry/Redgate, Azure Data Studio extensions, pgbadger/pgwatch2, Prometheus/Grafana, SCOM/Zabbix/Nagios)

Build and maintain Windows Servers, configure server roles, and manage endpoint protection

Review DB changes, contribute to architecture reviews, maintain documentation, and participate in the on-call rotation

Partner with Security/Compliance to support audits (e.g., ISO 27001) with policies and evidence

Qualification

SQL Server AdministrationPostgreSQL AdministrationT-SQLHA/DR DesignPowerShellSecurity HardeningWindows/LinuxAutomationCloud DB ServicesCertifications

Required

5+ years as a DBA (or 3+ for mid-level with strong performance/HA)

Deep expertise operating on-prem SQL Server and solid, production PostgreSQL experience

Strong T-SQL and PL/pgSQL; PowerShell for admin and cluster tasks; familiarity with WSFC

Proven HA/DR design and execution meeting stated RPO/RTO

Practical security hardening, encryption, auditing, and patch management

Solid OS/virtualization foundations (Windows/Linux; VMware vSphere/vSAN preferred)

Preferred

Cloud DB services (Azure SQL/Managed Instance, AWS RDS/Aurora for Postgres)

Tooling: SSMS, Azure Data Studio, pgAdmin, Redgate suite, SQL Sentry, pgBackRest, PgBouncer/pgpool

ETL/ELT and CDC (SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Airbyte/Fivetran)

Networking/storage fundamentals (DNS, VLANs, SAN/NAS, throughput/latency)

Certifications: Microsoft DP-300; PostgreSQL/EDB; Azure/AWS

Company

Sourceability

Global Innovative Electronic Component Distributor

Founded in 2015

Austin, Texas, USA

201-500 employees

https://sourceability.com

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