SQL Server Architect
$75,500–$188,800 year
HybridHouston, Texas, United States or Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Serve as the primary technical owner and subject matter expert for a large-scale SQL Server environment supporting a healthcare SaaS application. Analyze, maintain, and enhance complex T-SQL stored procedures, functions, views, and database objects containing critical business and healthcare workflow logic. Develop architectural recommendations and detailed technical designs that improve scalability, performance, maintainability, and reliability. Partner closely with Software Development, Product, Delivery, and Quality Assurance teams to support ongoing application enhancements and production operations. Perform code reviews and provide guidance on database design, coding standards, and SQL Server development best practices. Troubleshoot and resolve complex application and database performance issues using SQL Server profiling, monitoring, and diagnostic tools. Evaluate business and product requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions. Research emerging technologies and provide recommendations regarding platform improvements and modernization opportunities. Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, development standards, and knowledge-base content. Drive continuous improvement of database architecture, engineering processes, and development practices. Effectively communicate technical designs, recommendations, and risks to internal stakeholders, leadership, and clients.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of hands-on experience supporting SQL Server in enterprise production environments
- Expert-level experience working within large, complex T-SQL codebases where business-critical functionality is implemented through stored procedures and database objects
- Strong expertise in SQL Server architecture, query optimization, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and performance tuning
- Extensive experience debugging, troubleshooting, and supporting business-critical SQL Server applications
- Hands-on experience using SQL Server monitoring, profiling, and diagnostic tools to identify and resolve performance issues
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate existing database architectures and develop scalable, maintainable technical solutions
- Ability to read and understand application code written in C# or VB.NET to support troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration
- Proven experience conducting code reviews and establishing database development standards and best practices
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to participate in technical discussions with clients and senior stakeholders
- Experience supporting healthcare technology platforms, healthcare SaaS applications, payer organizations, payment integrity solutions, claims processing systems, value-based care platforms, or revenue cycle solutions
- Experience serving as the lead database architect or primary database technical owner for a commercial software product
- Familiarity with healthcare data models, healthcare operational workflows, and high-volume transactional processing systems
- Experience modernizing legacy SQL Server applications and reducing technical debt within mature platforms
- Must reside in the same country where the job is located
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting healthcare technology platforms, healthcare SaaS applications, payer organizations, payment integrity solutions, claims processing systems, value-based care platforms, or revenue cycle solutions is highly preferred
- Experience serving as the lead database architect or primary database technical owner for a commercial software product is considered a significant advantage
- Familiarity with healthcare data models, healthcare operational workflows, and high-volume transactional processing systems is desirable
- Experience modernizing legacy SQL Server applications and reducing technical debt within mature platforms would be an asset
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