Senior Database Engineer

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MCG Health
Full time
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USA
10/15/2026
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Remote

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize SQL Server environments hosted on Azure.
Administer and support a large fleet of production SQL Server instances and Azure VM clusters.
Diagnose and resolve complex database and application performance issues.
Perform database upgrades, patching, backups, restores, and disaster recovery.
Support data extracts, data scrubbing, and database maintenance activities.
Deploy and configure customer environments and application components.
Troubleshoot advanced application issues across Windows, IIS, and SQL Server environments.
Drive automation, infrastructure scalability, performance tuning, and elimination of manual operational processes.
Use AI-driven and advanced analytics tools to detect issues, monitor performance, and improve operational efficiency.
Serve as a technical escalation point and mentor support team members.
Track and manage customer issues using ticketing systems.
Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders and collaborate with engineering, support, operations, security, vendors, and customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of Windows Server 2019 or later administration experience.
At least 5 years of SQL Server 2019 or later administration and database design experience.
At least 5 years of T-SQL development experience, including stored procedures and database design.
At least 5 years of SQL Server performance tuning and optimization experience.
At least 5 years supporting and optimizing SQL Server 2019 clusters on an Azure VM.
At least 5 years supporting web applications in an n-tier architecture.
Experience supporting production systems in Azure-hosted environments.
Experience with application performance monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Datadog, or New Relic.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Preferred experience with PowerShell, Python, ARM, Terraform, APIs, application integrations, healthcare or HIPAA-regulated environments, and customer-facing technical roles.

Benefits

Remote work with occasional travel for company-sponsored events, stated as approximately 1–3 trips per year in the remote-work details and 3–4 trips per year in the benefits section.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending account, and health savings account.
15 days of paid time off plus additional front-loaded personal days.
14 company-recognized holidays and paid volunteer days.
Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave plus 10 weeks of paid bonding leave.
LGBTQ+ health services and pet insurance.

Salary: $14k - $190k/yr

MCG Health

MCG Health, a Hearst Health company based in Seattle, provides evidence-based clinical guidelines, AI-enabled decision support, and care management software for hospitals, health plans, and government agencies. Its products are licensed by payers and providers to support medical-necessity determi...

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