Senior SQL Server DBA

• Experience: 7+ years as a Production Database Administrator in multi-server Microsoft SQL Server environments, with proven success managing large or VLDB-class databases.
• Azure Infrastructure Experience: Hands-on experience operating SQL Server on Microsoft Azure virtual machines, including VM sizing, storage and disk configuration, network connectivity, monitoring, availability, and coordination with cloud infrastructure teams.
• Workload Management: Experience supporting mixed transactional and reporting workloads in business-critical environments.
• PowerShell Mastery: Strong proficiency with PowerShell for database administration, maintenance automation, monitoring, and operational scripting.
• Upgrade & Migration Expertise: Demonstrated experience planning and performing SQL Server major-version upgrades, patching, and database migrations.

with SQL Server 2022 or later, along with earlier supported and legacy versions.

• BC/DR Design: Hands-on experience designing, testing, documenting, and executing SQL Server backup, recovery, failover, and disaster recovery plans.
• SQL Server Internals: Deep understanding of DMVs, wait statistics, Query Store, Extended Events, locking, blocking, memory management, storage behavior, and transaction log management.
• T-SQL & Optimization: Expert-level T-SQL troubleshooting, execution-plan analysis, and stored procedure optimization.
• Source Control Knowledge: Familiarity with Git-based platforms such as Bitbucket or GitHub for tracking database schemas and objects, with an interest in establishing automated deployment practices.
• Communication & Ownership: Ability to independently investigate complex issues, recommend practical solutions, communicate risk clearly, and operate with broad ownership.
• Location: Must be based in, or willing to commute to, the Plano, TX office at least 3 days per week.

• Familiarity with consuming third-party SaaS REST APIs through PowerShell or Python for lightweight operational data movement.
• Experience managing SQL Server back ends supporting ERP platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics GP or enterprise CRM systems.
• Experience establishing automated database deployment and migration tooling through GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or comparable platforms.
• Familiarity with Change Data Capture (CDC) and the operational requirements of using SQL Server as a source for modern ingestion platforms.

US?

You are not stepping into a distressed environment.

You are taking ownership of a stable, generally well-maintained SQL Server estate that is central to Premier’s operations.

You will have broad operational ownership and the opportunity to improve automation, deployment maturity, observability, security, resilience, and VLDB operations.

SQL Server will remain a critical part of Premier’s architecture as we build a modern enterprise data platform, giving you the opportunity to serve as the operational anchor for our core relational systems during an important period of growth and modernization.