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Parking Network B.V.

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

170000.00 - 190000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As our Principal MSSQL Database Administrator, you’ll own the health, performance, and scalability of the production databases that power our PARCS platform. You’ll lead high-availability configurations, disaster recovery planning, and performance optimization while continually improving the infrastructure that supports our products. Your mission: eliminate issues before they become emergencies. As a senior technical leader, you’ll take full ownership of the data backbone supporting millions of transactions across our platform. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to evolve our data layer as the business grows—keeping it fast, reliable, and ready for scale.

Job Responsibility:

Own the architecture, performance, and scalability of Flash’s production MSSQL systems
Lead performance analysis and tuning initiatives, metrics to proactively identify systemic issues and design permanent fixes
Partner with software engineers to review schema designs, query structures, and ORM usage for optimal efficiency
Drive replication, high availability, and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies across multiple environments and regions
Define and enforce database standards, SLAs, and best practices for schema evolution, query design, and deployments
Collaborate with engineering leadership to align the database roadmap with product growth and data volume forecasts
Lead database-related incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem improvements across engineering and operations
Identify opportunities to automate administrative tasks and modernize our database ecosystem
Serve as a mentor and subject-matter expert, raising database literacy and performance awareness across engineering teams

Requirements:

10+ years of progressive experience as a Database Administrator or Database Engineer in high-scale, production environments
Proven track record designing, scaling, and maintaining mission-critical SQL database systems with strict performance SLAs
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional database initiatives—architecture reviews, migrations, and major performance overhauls
Experience operating in cloud-based infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) with advanced automation and monitoring stacks
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred
Expert-level mastery of MSSQL internals, query optimization, indexing strategies, locking and concurrency models, and advanced performance tuning
Proven experience architecting and supporting large-scale, high-traffic SQL systems in production
Advanced experience with real-time replication, failover clustering, and Always On Availability Groups or equivalent HA solutions
Demonstrated ability to design and execute performance baselines, KPIs, and capacity models for sustained growth
Strong understanding of data modeling and query optimization trade-offs in microservices and event-driven architectures
Familiarity with secondary data systems (Redis, Kafka, DynamoDB, or similar)
Deep experience in automation, observability, and CI/CD database workflows using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Azure DevOps pipelines
Ability to evaluate new technologies, conduct architectural reviews, and define modernization paths
Operates as a strategic partner to engineering leadership—balancing performance, reliability, and velocity
Exceptional problem-solving and root cause analysis skills with a bias for prevention over reaction
Highly collaborative communicator who can influence design decisions across engineering, DevOps, and product
Capable of mentoring and upskilling other engineers to build performance-oriented, database-aware applications
Demonstrated ownership mindset—driving complex initiatives from concept through execution
Clear, concise communicator who can translate technical issues into business impact
Lifelong learner who thrives on tackling new challenges

What we offer:

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and flexible work environment
Opportunities for professional growth and development

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

Expiration:
December 25, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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Principal MSSQL Database Administrator

Parking Network B.V.

Location:United States

Category:IT - Software Development

Contract Type:Not provided