SQL Database Administrator

Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator This individual will play a key role in building and supporting a robust database platform that underpins quantitative research, portfolio management, and trading activities. This position blends database administration, SQL development, and application support, offering strong exposure to data-intensive financial systems and close collaboration with engineering and research teams. Key Responsibilities • Manage and maintain SQL Server environments across development, QA, and production • Support high availability and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data integrity and system uptime • Design and develop database structures, reporting solutions, and system interfaces to support evolving business needs • Perform SQL performance tuning, query optimization, and database reliability analysis • Monitor database systems proactively to ensure secure, efficient operations with minimal downtime • Partner with development teams on schema design, indexing strategies, and SQL best practices • Oversee database deployments, patching, and release management • Support data workflows and processing pipelines, ensuring accuracy and performance Qualifications • Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field required • 5+ years of experience in SQL Server database administration in a production environment • Strong background in SQL development (stored procedures, functions, triggers, scripting) • Experience working with high availability and disaster recovery configurations • Ability to translate business requirements into scalable database solutions • Exposure to data-intensive environments (financial services experience is a plus but not required) • Experience with C/C++ or other programming languages is a plus