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Microsoft SQL Server Database Performance Engineer

Tekfortune


Job Location:

Atlanta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Role: Microsoft SQL Server Database Performance Engineer
Location: Atlanta GA
Duration: 6 Months
Required Skills: Database Performanc
Job Description:
We are looking for a Database Performance engineer to lead Microsoft SQL Server throughput optimization initiatives analyze and resolve database performance bottlenecks and design scalable database sizing frameworks.

Key Responsibilities
Perform database performance assessment and baseline analysis
Identify long-running queries and blocking issues
Optimize indexes query plans and statistics
Review ORM (Entity Framework) generated queries
Implement SQL Server configuration tuning
Monitor CPU memory IO and wait statistics
Design and validate performance benchmarks
Recommend database sizing
Support migration and deployment performance validation
Document optimization improvements and metrics

Required Skills
Technical Skills
Strong experience in Microsoft SQL Server (2016/2019/2022)
Query optimization and execution plan analysis
Index design and maintenance strategies
Understanding of isolation levels and locking mechanisms
Performance monitoring (DMVs Profiler Extended Events)
Experience with Entity Framework performance tuning
Knowledge of database concurrency and throughput tuning
Backup recovery and migration planning

Good to Have
Experience with high-write real-time systems
Exposure to hardware-integrated applications
Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps pipelines
Experience in capacity planning and sizing frameworks





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