Wellspring · 4 hours ago
Senior SQL Server Database Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expWellspring Worldwide, Inc. is a leading provider of web-based software systems for managing research and innovation operations. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior SQL Server Database Engineer to manage and optimize SQL Server instances, support application teams, and ensure high availability across mission-critical systems.
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Responsibilities
Manage, maintain, and optimize SQL Server instances across development, staging, and production environments
Implement backup/restore strategies, disaster recovery, high availability, clustering, and replication
Monitor and improve database health, capacity, and security posture
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks at the database, query, and application layers
Conduct index tuning, query optimization, plan analysis, and workload profiling
Collaborate with developers to review schema design, queries, and data-access patterns
Support engineering teams on application/database integration, stored procedures, functions, and ETL workflows
Analyze data models and help implement scalable, efficient schema designs
Assist in troubleshooting application behavior related to SQL performance and data integrity
Automate routine tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, and/or DevOps tooling
Maintain documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures
Participate in on-call rotations as needed for critical systems
Implement encryption, auditing, access controls, and other database security best practices
Ensure compliance with internal policies and external standards (e.g., SOC2, FedRAMP, ISO)
Work with InfoSec teams to remediate vulnerabilities and harden database systems
Qualification
Required
5–7+ years of experience as a SQL Server DBA or Database Engineer
Expert-level experience with SQL Server 2016+ (administration, tuning, internals)
Strong T-SQL, indexing strategy, performance troubleshooting, and execution plan analysis
Hands-on experience with HA/DR technologies (Always On, log shipping, mirroring, clustering)
Ability to collaborate with application developers, DevOps, and SRE teams
Strong analytical, communication, and root-cause problem-solving skills
Knowledge of performance monitoring tools (Redgate, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, etc.)
Scripting skills in PowerShell or Python
Experience with ETL tools or data integration pipelines
Preferred
Experience supporting customer-facing SaaS or high-availability applications preferred
Familiarity with Azure SQL, cloud database operations, or migration from on-prem to cloud environments a plus
Exposure to containerized workloads, Kubernetes, or CI/CD environments
Company
Wellspring
Wellspring brings art and organization to everyday life with stylish personal accessories and hand-made fashion and home accessories.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase