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You'll work closely with developers and IT teams to implement high-availability solutions, troubleshoot production issues, maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies, and continuously improve database performance and operational efficiency.\r\nAdminister and monitor SQL Server instances across our on-premises environment\r\nManage Always On Availability Groups, including failover, replica health, and AG job synchronization\r\nOwn backup/restore strategies and DR testing to ensure RTO/RPO targets are met\r\nPerformance-tune queries and workloads via execution plans, DMVs, wait stats, and indexing\r\nManage SQL Server security — logins, roles, permissions auditing, and least-privilege enforcement\r\nRespond to production incidents, diagnose root causes, and implement durable fixes\r\nCollaborate with developers to review schema changes and query patterns before they hit production\r\nMonitor and maintain SQL Agent jobs, including Change Data Capture (CDC)\r\nRequirements\r\n5+ years of SQL Server DBA experience in a production environment\r\nHands-on experience administering Always On Availability Groups\r\nStrong grasp of performance tuning — execution plans, index strategy, wait statistics\r\nSolid understanding of SQL Server security, auditing, and access control\r\nExperience with backup/restore, DR planning, and failover procedures\r\nMust be able to work on-site in St. Peters, MO 5 days/week\r\nBachelor's in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent experience\r\nFamiliarity with Extended Events and Query Store preferred\r\nExposure to Azure SQL or hybrid cloud environments preferred\r\nT/SQL Development when needed for project preferred\r\nExperience with data engineering and building data pipelines (ETL/ELT) preferred\r\nPay Rate and Benefits\r\nSalary commensurate with experience\r\nGroup Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, etc.).\r\n401k with Employer Match.\r\nDiscounted CarShield policies.\r\nDiscounted Tuition at Lindenwood University.\r\nProfessional development opportunities.\r\nBasketball, and other recreation available on-site.\r\nFitness facilities, with the option to take classes led by on-staff personal trainer (at St. Peters headquarters).\r\nAnd more!\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"CarShield","rawCompany":"carshield","city":"St Peters","state":"MO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T01:29:23.998Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"541513","title":"Computer Facilities Management Services","slug":"computer-facilities-management-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Database Administrator","description":"Description\r\nCarShield is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join its growing database team. 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