Sr Database Engineer-SQL
H&R Block · Remote, MO, US
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## Sr Database Engineer (SQL) ### About the Role The Senior Database Engineer is a senior technical contributor responsible for the architecture, engineering, implementation, reliability, security, performance, and continuous improvement of database platforms supporting business applications across cloud and on-premises environments. You will independently lead complex database initiatives spanning design, modernization, migration, performance, resiliency, security, automation, and operational excellence. You will establish and promote standardized database patterns, self-service capabilities, automation, and engineering practices that improve developer autonomy while maintaining appropriate security, compliance, reliability, data protection, performance, and cost-management guardrails. You’ll partner with application, platform, cybersecurity, architecture, governance, and other technology teams, and provide technical leadership through mentoring, design guidance, peer reviews, documentation, reusable patterns, and technical decision-making. ### Key Job Responsibilities - Design, implement, and modernize secure, highly available, scalable, and cost-effective database solutions on **Microsoft SQL Server**, **Azure SQL**, and **Cosmos DB**. - Establish reusable architecture patterns, engineering standards, and guardrails for availability, performance, capacity, backup & recovery, disaster recovery, security, compliance, and lifecycle management. - Automate database provisioning, configuration, deployment, patching, monitoring, backup, recovery, and remediation using **infrastructure as code**, **Azure DevOps CI/CD**, source control, scripting, APIs, and automated testing. - Drive advanced performance engineering across queries, indexing, execution plans, and resource utilization; proactively identify reliability, capacity, security, and technical-debt risks. - Serve as a technical escalation point for complex incidents, database recoveries, disaster recovery exercises, and high-risk changes; lead root-cause analysis and preventative controls; participate in on-call support. - Apply AI and agentic development in day-to-day engineering; evaluate opportunities to introduce AI-assisted/autonomous operations with appropriate human oversight, security, and compliance controls. - Provide technical leadership through design/code/infrastructure reviews; mentor Database Administrators and engineers; influence database standards, roadmaps, and adoption of emerging technologies. ### Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience) - **5+ years** of database administration, database engineering, or related experience supporting enterprise database environments - Advanced experience with **Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure SQL**, including administration, performance tuning, high availability, backup & recovery, and security - Experience designing and operating database platforms in **Azure** (or comparable public cloud), including hybrid environments and managed database services - Experience with **infrastructure as code**, **CI/CD**, source control, or scripting for infrastructure and operational automation - Ability to troubleshoot complex production database issues and perform root-cause analysis - Ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives, communicate risks/trade-offs to technical and business stakeholde
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