[Hiring] Senior Database Administrator @EZCORP

Role Description

This role is responsible for the design, administration, reliability, performance, and security of Azure-based SQL Server environments, while also owning key Data Engineering and data platform responsibilities that enable trusted, automated, and well-governed data pipelines. The position requires traditional DBA ownership and deep expertise in SQL Server administration, performance optimization, and database design combined with modern cloud engineering practices.

• Administer and support ~30 SQL Server IaaS virtual machines hosted on Azure, including production and non-production workloads.
• Manage and maintain 2 high-availability SQL Server clusters, ensuring uptime, failover readiness, and business continuity.
• Administer ~20 Azure SQL PaaS logical servers hosting multiple elastic pools, including Business Critical, General Purpose, and 7 Azure SQL Managed Instances supporting enterprise workloads.
• Manage and optimize Azure SQL elastic pools containing multiple Azure SQL databases per pool.
• Perform routine DBA activities including:
  • Performance tuning and query optimization
  • Index and statistics maintenance
  • Capacity planning and cost optimization
  • Backup, restore, and disaster recovery testing
  • Security configuration, access management, and compliance
• Design, maintain, and validate high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies across IaaS and PaaS SQL environments.
• Support production and non-production replication from a monolithic source database using Attunity Replicate (Qlik).
• Ensure data consistency, replication health, and timely recovery across replicated systems.
• Collaborate with application, reporting, and analytics teams to meet data availability SLAs.
• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions across SQL platforms.
• Maintain alerting via:
  • SQL Server Agent jobs
  • SQL PI tools like Foglight
  • Azure Monitor and Azure Alerts (per resource)
• Develop and maintain PowerShell-based monitoring scripts running on virtual machines.
• Use Terraform to deploy, standardize, and maintain Azure SQL resources, alerting configurations, and monitoring baselines.
• Maintain data platform infrastructure and pipeline deployment assets using Terraform modules.
• Support continuous delivery by maintaining Azure DevOps YAML pipelines for build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Own and maintain enterprise data platform repositories and assets spanning Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline definitions, Databricks job code (Python), configuration, and deployment artifacts.
• Build, maintain, and support modular data pipelines across domains.
• Develop and support Python-based transformation and business-rule logic executed as Databricks jobs.
• Maintain and extend automated unit, component, and integration test suites and associated test datasets.
• Support data quality validation and reconciliation activities.
• Maintain technical documentation to support onboarding, operational readiness, and auditability.
• Develop a strong understanding of application data flows and business logic.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive data governance initiatives.
• Contribute to database consolidation and redesign efforts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator with Microsoft SQL Server
• 5+ years of T-SQL development and performance optimization experience
• 3+ years of experience with database schema design, refactoring, and modernization
• 2+ years of experience with Azure cloud services
• Demonstrated experience optimizing databases supporting high-transaction OLTP systems
• Proven track record of successfully tuning poorly performing databases and queries
• Experience with code review processes and mentoring development teams
• Willingness to grow expertise in modern data platforms
• Strong expertise in SQL Server administration (IaaS and PaaS)
• Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database (Single, Elastic Pools)
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation and monitoring
• Monitoring and alerting experience with tools such as Foglight, Azure Monitor, and custom solutions

Requirements

• 2+ years of data engineering or ETL/ELT development experience
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Experience implementing medallion architecture or lakehouse patterns
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure Data Factory
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric in production environments
• Background in migrating on-premises databases to cloud platforms
• Experience with DevOps practices for database deployments
• Experience in regulated industries with compliance requirements
• Exposure to real-time data streaming (Event Hubs, Kafka)
• Experience with data governance tools and frameworks
• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD using YAML pipelines for automated testing and deployment

Benefits

• Ground Floor opportunity with EZCORP, a company with a start-up mentality.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Company Description

Founded in Austin in 1989, EZCORP has grown into a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States, Mexico, and Latin America. We are dedicated to satisfying the short-term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained and providing an industry-leading customer experience.