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Kaseya is seeking a Staff Database Administrator to own and evolve SQL Server database infrastructure across production and non-production environments. This is a senior individual contributor role within the Infrastructure and Operations team, responsible for database availability, performance, security, disaster recovery, and long-term architectural direction. You will support platforms including Autotask, Kaseya VSA, and the broader multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure, serving as the primary escalation point for critical database incidents.
Key responsibilities include:
- Day-to-day administration, maintenance, monitoring, patching, and health of SQL Server environments across production, staging, and development
- Database performance optimization through query tuning, execution plan analysis, index design, statistics management, and wait statistics analysis
- Design, implementation, and operation of high-availability solutions, including SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, log shipping, and failover procedures
- Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, including point-in-time recovery, log chain management, recovery validation, and regular DR failover testing
- Partnership with application development teams on schema migrations and database changes while maintaining data integrity across multi-tenant environments
- Definition and ownership of the long-term SQL Server technology roadmap, including evaluation of cloud database options such as Azure SQL and AWS RDS
- Database capacity planning and forecasting across storage, IOPS, compute, and database growth requirements
- Partnership with Security, AWS Cloud, and DevOps teams on database security, access controls, encryption, monitoring, and CI/CD-based database deployments
- Participation in on-call rotation for critical database incidents
Kaseya is the leading provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, serving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and internal IT organizations worldwide. Backed by Insight Partners, the company has experienced sustained double-digit growth and supports customers in more than 20 countries, managing over 15 million endpoints globally.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 6+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience in production enterprise environments, with demonstrated ownership at a senior or principal level
- Deep expertise in SQL Server performance tuning: execution plans, query rewrites, index design, statistics management, and wait type analysis
- Proven experience designing and operating SQL Server high availability solutions, specifically Always On Availability Groups
- Solid understanding of SQL Server backup and recovery architectures, including point-in-time recovery, log chain management, and DR failover testing
- Experience supporting multi-tenant SaaS platforms at scale, including schema versioning, tenant isolation, and database-per-tenant or shared-schema architectures
- Strong scripting ability in T-SQL and PowerShell for automation of routine DBA tasks, alerting, and maintenance
- Familiarity with cloud-hosted SQL environments including Azure SQL or AWS RDS
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with a distributed team across US and India time zones
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Python scripting experience for database automation or monitoring integrations
- Familiarity with CMMC 2.0, FedRAMP, or other compliance frameworks that intersect with database security controls
- Previous experience in an MSP, SaaS, or IT management software company
