Senior Database Administrator

At apexanalytix, we’re lifelong innovators! Since the date of our founding nearly four decades ago we’ve been consistently growing, profitable, and delivering the best procure-to-pay solutions to the world.   We’re the perfect balance of established company and start-up.  You will find a unique home here. 

We are seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Database Administrator (DBA) with 4 - 10 years of proven hands‑on experience in Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL). You will support the design, implementation, operations, and continuous improvement of mission‑critical SQL Server databases. The role requires solid skills in performance tuning, high availability, backup & recovery, and security hardening, working within a collaborative production environment and contributing to team standards and best practices. As the team expands its use of OceanBase and PostgreSQL, the ideal candidate will bring a strong willingness to learn these platforms and support migrations from SQL Server.

• Install, configure, and manage the lifecycle of SQL Server instances (standalone, clustered, and Always On) across environments.

• Contribute to database architecture decisions (storage layout, file/filegroup design, instance sizing) across dev/QA/prod.

• Design and deploy schema objects (tables, views, stored procedures, functions), following standards and participating in code reviews.

• Implement and maintain configuration baselines (e.g., max server memory, MAXDOP, cost threshold for parallelism, TempDB layout).

• Implement least‑privilege access, role‑based security, password policies/secrets management, encryption (TDE/Always Encrypted), and auditing for SQL Server.

• Support audit/compliance requirements and periodic access reviews.

• Troubleshoot and perform root‑cause analysis for performance, availability, and data integrity incidents.

• Contribute to post‑incident reviews and implement preventative measures.

• Familiarity with SSIS, SSRS, or other SQL Server BI/ETL components.

• Scripting/automation using Bash, PowerShell, or Python; CI/CD/GitOps practices.

• Practical use of AI tools for DBA work, such as AI‑assisted T‑SQL and script authoring, query and execution‑plan analysis, log/incident triage, and documentation.

• Microsoft (e.g., Azure/SQL) or equivalent (optional but preferred).

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP‑300) is a plus.