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Technical Lead - SQL DBA, SQL Server & Database Administration

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Dec 5, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 11, 2026

Original job description

Technical Lead - SQL DBA, SQL Server & Database Administration

Experience Required: 10-15 Years

Roles and Responsibilities:

The person will be responsible for leading Microsoft SQL Server database administration, production support, operational governance and database service delivery. The role requires strong hands-on SQL DBA expertise, technical leadership, troubleshooting capability, database availability management, performance tuning, backup and recovery governance, and coordination with application, infrastructure, security, compliance and vendor teams.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead end-to-end SQL Server DBA operations, technical delivery and L2/L3 support for Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Administer SQL Server environments including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migrations, cloning, database refresh, SQL Agent jobs, storage planning and capacity management.
• Manage high availability and disaster recovery technologies such as Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, log shipping, replication and database mirroring where applicable.
• Plan, validate and support backup and recovery operations including full, differential and transaction log backups, restore testing, point-in-time recovery and DR exercise support.
• Monitor database health, availability, performance, space, jobs, alerts, wait statistics, blocking, deadlocks and logs using SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Agent, DMVs or monitoring platforms.
• Analyze and tune SQL Server performance using execution plans, index tuning, statistics maintenance, query optimization, wait analysis, memory/CPU/I/O trend analysis and workload reviews.
• Support security, access management, SQL logins/users/roles, auditing, encryption awareness, vulnerability remediation and compliance controls for SQL Server databases.
• Troubleshoot production incidents such as database availability issues, backup failures, transaction log growth, storage/disk capacity issues, SQL Agent job failures, application connectivity issues and authentication problems.
• Coordinate with application teams, infrastructure teams, backup teams, Windows/Unix teams, security teams, vendors and stakeholders for incident and change resolution.
• Lead technical reviews, guide DBA team members, perform peer reviews, support task allocation and ensure adherence to standards, SOPs and SLA commitments.
• Participate in incident, problem, service request, change, release and knowledge management processes using approved service management tools.
• Prepare and maintain runbooks, SOPs, architecture notes, implementation plans, deployment steps, DR test evidence, RCA documents, release notes and knowledge articles.

Experience required:

• Good communication skills with ability to work with stakeholders, application owners, infrastructure teams, security teams, DBAs and delivery leadership.
• Minimum 10-15 years of IT experience with strong hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience in production support and enterprise database administration.
• Strong experience with SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 or later, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Agent, Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering and backup/recovery.
• Experience in SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, database refresh, backup/recovery, performance tuning and operational monitoring.
• Experience in Windows Server environments including service management, event log review, filesystem checks,

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Responsibilities

Lead SQL Server database administration, production support, and service delivery, including environment management, high availability, disaster recovery, backups, performance, security, and incident resolution. Guide DBA team members, coordinate with technical stakeholders, and maintain operational documentation and compliance with standards and service commitments.

Requirements

Requires 10–15 years of IT experience with strong hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA expertise in enterprise production environments. Candidates should have experience with SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 or later, installation and upgrades, high availability, backup and recovery, performance tuning, monitoring, Windows Server environments, and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server Administration
SQL Server 2016/2019/2022
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Always On Availability Groups
Failover Clustering
Backup and Recovery
Performance Tuning
Query Optimization
Database Monitoring
Incident Troubleshooting
Database Security
Capacity Management
SQL Server Agent
Technical Leadership
Production Support
Stakeholder Coordination

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Keywords

Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2019
SQL Server 2022
SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Agent
Always On Availability Groups
Failover Cluster Instances
Failover Clustering
Log Shipping
Replication
Database Mirroring
Backup and Recovery
Point-in-Time Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Performance Tuning
Execution Plans
Index Tuning
Statistics Maintenance
Query Optimization
Dynamic Management Views
Wait Statistics
Blocking and Deadlocks
Database Security
Auditing
Vulnerability Remediation
Windows Server
Production Support
Incident Management
Change Management

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