Sql dba Jobs in Houston, TX

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals.

Our services include : natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems.

The partnership's assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

We are seeking a highly skilled Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) with proven experience in enterprise‑scale environments across both on‑premises and cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SQL Server along with hands‑on experience supporting widely used open‑source databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB, plus exposure to any other additional database technologies.

This role will be responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational support of SQL Server environments across both production and non-production systems in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Experience working with virtualized infrastructure, cloud technologies (Azure, AWS), and DevOps automation is critical.

Key responsibilities include :

• Database Administration and Operations
• Manage SQL Server Databases across development, test, production, and DR environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain SQL Server instances following established standards and documentation.
• Administer and support PostgreSQL environments; exposure to additional RDBMS platform is a plus.
• Perform and validate database backups, restores, disaster recovery tests, and capacity / performance monitoring.
• Performance, Troubleshooting & High Availability
• Troubleshoot SQL Server issues including performance, blocking, connectivity, integrity, and HA configuration issues.
• Support Always-On-Availability Groups, fallover clustering, Distributed Availability Groups, and related HA / DR technologies.
• Work with infrastructure and Application teams to ensure database reliability, security, performance, and recoverability.
• Automation & Scripting
• Develop and maintain automation using T-SQL, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Create and maintain administrative scripts for maintenance, monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Cloud & DevOps Support
• Support database deployments across Azure and AWS environments.
• Participate in DevOps pipelines, CI / CD processes, and database automation initiatives.
• Operational Support & Collaboration
• Work within a ticketing system to manage incidents, service requests, and change requests.
• Provide real-time support for deployments, production issues, and urgent operational tasks.
• Contribute to database standards, architecture discussions, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Work within an on-call rotation and maintenance window rotation.

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications :

• Required Qualifications
• 5 years of hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA
• Strong expertise with SQL Server 2016-2022; (SQL Server 2025 is a plus)
• Direct hands-on experience managing PostgreSQL or MongoDB within production environments.
• Experience with Azure and AWS database services and cloud administration.
• Proficiency with HA technologies including Always-On AGs and Distributed Availability Groups.
• Experience with SQL Server in virtualized ecosystems (VMware); (Zero familiarity is a plus).
• Strong scripting skills : T- SQL, PowerShell : (exposure to Python / Ansible preferred)
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working in a SOX-compliant or regulated environments.
• DevOps or automation - focused background.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications with high-transaction workloads.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Idera, Dynatrace, Grafana, etc.)
• Experience with other open-source database platforms beyond PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
• Experience with specialized cloud databases such as Snowflake.
• Soft skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative, customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, ownership, and the ability to meet deadlines