Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA)
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JobgetherDatabase administration
Based in United States, Working hours are aligned with Eastern TimeContractSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional experience in database administration or closely related database disciplines
- Required Skills
- Microsoft SQL ServerServiceNow
Requirements
- Have 8+ years of professional experience in database administration or closely related database disciplines.
- Bring advanced hands-on expertise administering enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments.
- Have practical experience with SQL Server Clustering and SQL scripting.
- Have experience with database provisioning, configuration, backup, restoration, and patching.
- Have experience with performance tuning, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery.
- Have experience with database monitoring and alerting, and database security.
- Be able to independently troubleshoot complex database and server issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Have experience managing database incidents, operational changes, and technical support in structured enterprise environments.
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills for working with technical teams, customer stakeholders, and cross-functional groups.
- Microsoft or SQL-related professional certification and previous federal government IT experience are preferred.
- Cloud database administration, ServiceNow, Idera, and/or SolarWinds experience are preferred.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, or Microsoft Access is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Microsoft SQL Server databases and SQL Server Cluster environments.
- Install, provision, configure, upgrade, and patch SQL Server databases and servers.
- Manage High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions, including backup, restoration, and recovery processes.
- Tune and optimize SQL Server performance by analyzing metrics, queries, indexes, configurations, and infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain SQL scripts, database administration automation, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
- Monitor database health, capacity, availability, and performance using tools such as Idera and SolarWinds.
- Troubleshoot database-related application integrations, including SharePoint, with technical teams and customer stakeholders.
- Manage database incidents, support requests, and change requests through ServiceNow and conduct root cause analysis.
- Support database security, auditing, encryption, and compliance requirements.
- Perform scheduled after-hours patching, server reboots, and maintenance, and document work for weekly customer support reporting.
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