Overview
Skills
Job Details
Seeking senior SQL Server DBA to lead upgrade from 2017 to 2022 and support current on-prem VM environments. Must have strong experience in high availability, clustering, and disaster recovery in virtualized infrastructure.
The candidate MUST have experience in leading/performing a SQL Server 2016/2017 to 2022 migration in a HA Always up Clustered environment with DR using replication.
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
MS SQL Server DBA experience
Required
7
Years
Proven experience upgrading SQL Server 2017 to 2022 on virtualized infrastructure
Required
3
Years
Experiencing upgrading SQL server 2017 to 2022
Required
2
Years
Experience maintaining and setup of High Availability and Clustering
Required
5
Years
Hyper-V or VMware virtualization knowledge
Required
2
Years
Proficient writing T-SQL and PowerShell scripts
Required
7
Years
Windows Server 2022 experience
Required
2
Years
Experience with setup and maintiance of SQL server components such as SSRS, SSIS and Analysis Services
Required
7
Years
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Required
7
Years
Microsoft DBA Certification
Required
5
Years
VM backup/snapshot strategy experience
Highly desired
4
Years
Experience with Hybrid disaster recovery strategies
Highly desired
4
Years
Active directory Knowledge - Cluster Name Objects(CNO) in HA setups
Highly desired
5
Years
Familiarity and experience with Microsoft SQL Server licensing options/strategies
Highly desired
2
Years
Familiarity with VM backup and snapshot strategies
Highly desired
2
Years
Monitoring Tools such as Redgate, Solar Winds or Sentry One
Desired
3
Years
DNS configuration for SQL listeners and CNO's in HA setup
Nice to have
3
Years
Delegation of rights to service accounts for dynamic object creation within specific OUs
Nice to have
2
Years