Your Future Evolves Here
Evolent partners with health plans and providers to achieve better outcomes for people with most complex and costly health conditions. Working across specialties and primary care, we seek to connect the pieces of fragmented health care system and ensure people get the same level of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.
Evolent employees enjoy work/life balance, the flexibility to suit their work to their lives, and autonomy they need to get things done. We believe that people do their best work when they're supported to live their best lives, and when they feel welcome to bring their whole selves to work. That's one reason why diversity and inclusion are core to our business.
Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Database Administrator, you are a recognized technical expert responsible for the end-to-end performance, availability, security, and cloud modernization of critical enterprise database and data platform systems. You support and maintain database migration projects, engineer high-availability architectures, perform deep performance diagnostics, integrate database operations into modern DevOps/DataOps and Data Engineering workflows, and contribute to Fabric/Azure data platform maturity. You bridge database administration and engineering teams raising the technical standard of the team.
Essential Functions
· Lead complex administration and optimization of mission-critical SQL Server and Azure SQL environments; architect and configure Always On Availability Groups, geo-replication, Azure failover groups, and HADR workflows to meet RPO/RTO objectives.
· Lead database migration projects (on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database, or IaaS), utilizing Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) and hybrid network integration patterns.
· Perform advanced performance engineering: deep wait-stat analysis, blocking/deadlock mitigation, complex T-SQL tuning, Query Store and Extended Events diagnostics, and index strategy redesign.
· Implement and enforce advanced security controls: Always Encrypted, Dynamic Data Masking, Row-Level Security (RLS), Azure Key Vault integration, Purview sensitivity labeling, and STIG/SOC 2 baseline configurations.
· Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment pipelines using Terraform or Bicep; integrate database schema migrations and deployments into Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows.
· Configure and operate Microsoft Fabric workspaces, Lakehouses, Warehouses, and integration pipelines; manage Fabric capacity scaling, workspace access models, and operational support runbooks.
· Partner with data engineering, architecture, governance, and application teams to improve data quality, lineage tracking, metadata completeness, and platform service delivery.
· Contribute to governance execution by configuring Microsoft Purview data cataloging, verifying data lineage, and enforcing data classification standards.
· Conduct root cause analysis for complex incidents; lead post-incident reviews and present findings and remediation plans to technical stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
· 5+ years of hands-on production database administration and cloud data platform experience in enterprise environments.
· Mastery of SQL Server internals: locking, blocking, latching, memory pressure, tempdb contention, and execution plan deep-dives.
· Experience with Azure SQL PaaS services, including Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Elastic Pools, and Hyperscale, as well as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cosmos DB. Familiarity with hybrid cloud networking concepts such as VNets and Private Endpoints.
· Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep) and CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
· Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, pipelines) and Azure data services (Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, or Databricks).
· Experience implementing enterprise security frameworks including RBAC, Always Encrypted, DLP, Purview sensitivity labels, and audit configurations.
· Strong ability to communicate root cause findings, technical recommendations, and platform updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Certifications
· Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
To ensure a secure hiring process we have implemented several identity verification steps, including submission of a government issued photo ID. We conduct identity verification during interviews, and final interviews may require onsite attendance. All candidates must complete a comprehensive background check, in-person I-9 verification, and may be subject to drug screening prior to employment. The use of artificial intelligence tools during interviews is prohibited and monitored. Misrepresentation will result in immediate disqualification from consideration.
Mandatory Requirements:
Employees must have a high-speed broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 50 Mbps and the ability to set up a wired connection to their home network to ensure effective remote work. These requirements may be updated as needed by the business.
Evolent is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact [email protected] for further assistance.
The expected base salary/wage range for this position is $. As part of our total compensation package, Evolent is proud to offer comprehensive benefits (including health insurance benefits) to qualifying employees. All compensation determinations are based on the skills and experience required for the position and commensurate with experience of selected individuals, which may vary above and below the stated amounts.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of hands-on production database administration and cloud data platform experience in enterprise environments
- Mastery of SQL Server internals, including locking, blocking, latching, memory pressure, tempdb contention, and execution plan analysis
- Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Elastic Pools, Hyperscale, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cosmos DB
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud networking concepts, including VNets and Private Endpoints
- Hands-on experience with Terraform or Bicep and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
- Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, and pipelines
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, or Databricks
- Experience implementing enterprise security frameworks, including RBAC, Always Encrypted, DLP, Purview sensitivity labels, and audit configurations
- Strong communication skills for presenting root-cause findings, technical recommendations, and platform updates to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
- High-speed broadband internet connection of at least 50 Mbps and ability to establish a wired home network connection
- Successful comprehensive background check and in-person I-9 verification
Evolent Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Evolent Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Evolent Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Salaried roles commonly include unlimited PTO alongside paid holidays, volunteer time off, and a sabbatical option after several years. Feedback suggests time-off flexibility is a meaningful lifestyle strength for many roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with a publicly highlighted emphasis on mental-health resources, including a 2026 Gold Bell Seal from Mental Health America. This recognition signals above-baseline support for employee health needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A remote-first approach for most positions and flexible work arrangements are consistently emphasized. Feedback suggests these elements add notable non-cash value to the overall package.
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What We Do
Evolent Health delivers proven clinical and administrative solutions that improve whole person health while making health care simpler and more affordable. Our three solutions—Evolent Care Partners, New Century Health and Evolent Health Services—encompass total cost of care management, specialty care management and administrative simplification. Evolent serves a national base of leading payers and providers, is the first company to receive the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Population Health Program Accreditation, and is consistently recognized as a top place to work in health care nationally. OUR PEOPLE We were named one of “Becker’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and are proud to be recognized as a leader in driving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. Evolent achieved a 100% score on the 2020 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, making us one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+ employees. We were also named on the Best Companies for Women to Advance List 2020 and 2021 by Parity.org. OUR CULTURE Our accessible leadership team cultivates an open-door environment. We don’t like approval chains; we love ideas and people with the courage and conviction to bring novel solutions forward. We win as a team and always ask how we can do better. We respect and encourage commitments outside of work. OUR COMPENSATION & BENEFITS We recognize and reward our most valuable asset—our team—with competitive pay and annual performance-based bonuses. Evolent also offers comprehensive health benefits, a company-matched 401(k) and flexible spending accounts. Every salaried Evolent employee receives unlimited Personal Time Off and is eligible for a month-long sabbatical after working five years with Evolent. This account is monitored closely by our company. Please message us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
