Data Services Analyst Senior Principal

Summary

Join Sagent as a Data Services Analyst SR Principal and be instrumental in maintaining, optimizing, and evolving our enterprise-wide data platforms. This role demands deep hands-on expertise in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake, along with strong experience with cloud platforms like Azure and GCP. You will bring a modern mindset to DevOps integration, automation, and performance tuning, while mentoring, planning architecture, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position involves database administration, cloud platform integration, monitoring, incident management, data support, architecture and strategic leadership, capacity planning, security, governance, compliance, documentation, team leadership, testing, disaster recovery, and cross-team collaboration. Sagent offers a competitive salary and benefits, remote flexibility, and a supportive team culture. This is a high-impact role with opportunities to lead major initiatives in cloud and data modernization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with SQL Server administration
• 5+ years with PostgreSQL and Snowflake
• 6+ years working with Azure and GCP
• Experience supporting large, mission-critical systems
• Deep understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and automation
• Strong knowledge of database security, encryption, and access controls

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and optimize SQL Server (2012–2019+)
• Be an expert in CDC, replication (Snapshot, Transactional), backups/restores, HA/DR (AlwaysOn, Log Shipping), and SQL Agent jobs
• Perform performance tuning, index/statistics maintenance, and use of DMVs/system stored procedures
• Manage and maintain PostgreSQL environments
• Configure logical and streaming replication, WAL archiving, PITR, and user access controls
• Support and enhance Snowflake infrastructure
• Manage roles, warehouses, ingestion pipelines, performance tuning, and cost optimization
• Administer and provision databases using Azure and GCP managed services
• Have a strong understanding of compute, storage, network, IAM, and Kubernetes integration
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (repos, pipelines)
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or ARM templates
• Integrate database objects and schema changes into secure, version-controlled deployment workflows
• Proactively monitor environments using Dynatrace and SolarWinds
• Lead incident response, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and ensure business continuity
• Maintain system health through automated maintenance and observability enhancements
• Monitor capacity, performance, and storage; perform patching and health checks
• Provide responsive support for tickets and on-call events
• Maintain runbooks, database inventories, and change logs
• Ensure adherence to data governance, security, and compliance policies
• Lead database architecture design for modernization and cloud-native projects
• Define scalable replication, storage, and retention strategies aligned with business and regulatory needs
• Recommend new tools, technologies, and practices for cost efficiency and performance
• Forecast and plan database capacity (compute, IOPS, storage) across environments
• Optimize performance and cost across Snowflake, Azure SQL, and other cloud platforms
• Enforce access control, encryption, and auditability standards across platforms
• Support regulatory compliance (SOX, PCI, HIPAA) through documentation and process enforcement
• Collaborate with Security and Risk teams to mitigate vulnerabilities
• Create and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices
• Maintain architecture diagrams, performance baselines, and configuration documentation
• Participate in and conduct code reviews of database objects and scripts
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior DBAs and engineers
• Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives and technical onboarding for new team members
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and learning
• Partner with QA to ensure data integrity and performance validation
• Simulate DR scenarios, validate failover processes, and ensure recoverability
• Lead DR planning and documentation across systems
• Work closely with Engineering, DevOps, Application, and Security teams on: Application releases, schema changes, and integrations
• Database modernization and cloud migration initiatives
• Snowflake replication design and optimization
• Represent DataOps in architecture reviews, change advisory boards, and vendor discussions

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant discipline with 10 - 12 years of experience in a related field
• Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• Certifications in Azure, GCP, or Snowflake
• Experience in Financial Services or highly regulated industries
• Familiarity with containerized DB deployments and Kubernetes operators

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Remote flexibility and work-life balance
• High-impact role with visibility across teams and leadership
• Supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking team culture
• Opportunities to lead major initiatives in cloud and data modernization
• Remote/Hybrid workplace options
• Health Benefits
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Family Planning Services
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Family Leave
• 401(k) Matching
• Pet Insurance
• In-person and Virtual Social Experiences
• Career Pathing
• Focus Time Fridays