Continuum Solutions · 1 day ago
Senior Database Administrator
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expContinuum Solutions is seeking a Senior Database Administrator responsible for the stability, performance, security, and availability of enterprise relational databases. The role involves hands-on support for Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL, including database operations, performance tuning, incident response, and deployment management.
Information Technology & Services
Hiring Manager
Lisa Begue, MS
Responsibilities
Administer and support SQL Server and PostgreSQL across development, test, and production
Perform backups, restores, patching, upgrades, maintenance, and integrity checks
Monitor availability, performance, replication, and capacity; resolve production incidents
Troubleshoot performance issues including blocking, locking, deadlocks, and resource contention
Manage database security, roles, permissions, and compliance controls
Plan and execute capacity and scalability initiatives
Support high availability and disaster recovery strategies
Tune PostgreSQL configurations (memory, autovacuum, WAL, checkpoints)
Manage replication, failover, backups, and restores
Analyze and optimize queries using EXPLAIN/ANALYZE and indexing
Support schema changes and production deployments
Enforce PostgreSQL best practices with development teams
Administer and tune SQL Server for transactional, reporting, and analytical workloads
Design and maintain SSAS Tabular models, including DAX, relationships, and refresh strategies
Optimize Tabular model performance and processing
Develop and support SSIS ETL pipelines
Monitor ETL jobs and resolve failures
Use Redgate tools (SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, SQL Monitor, Source Control) for deployments and monitoring
Manage database releases, schema changes, and rollback strategies
Maintain operational and recovery documentation
Participate in on-call rotation and after-hours production support
Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on DBA experience supporting SQL Server and PostgreSQL in production
Advanced production administration and performance tuning for SQL Server
Strong T-SQL troubleshooting and indexing skills
Enterprise experience with SSAS Tabular and SSIS
Knowledge of SQL Server HA/DR
Production administration and performance tuning for PostgreSQL
Replication, backup, restore, and maintenance operations for PostgreSQL
Safe execution of schema changes and releases for PostgreSQL
Development and optimization of Tabular models for SSAS/DAX
Strong DAX and semantic model performance knowledge
Building, scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting ETL pipelines for SSIS
Daily use of Redgate deployment and monitoring tools
Experience with database DevOps, source control, and release management
Strong understanding of relational database and data warehousing concepts
Company
Continuum Solutions
We understand the search for the perfectly-matched candidate can be overwhelming.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Carly Dugan
Founding Partner
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