Job Title: Senior Microsoft Database Administrator (Locals Only) - C2C - Direct Client

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
Unable to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

SQL platforms
ETL pipelines
MS Access databases
Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance. PostgreSQL
AWS RDS for SQL Server/MySQL
SSIS
Azure Data Factory
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
TOAD
SSMS

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Microsoft Database Administrator (Locals Only)

Duration: 12+ Months

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Description:

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator/Developer with 10+ years of experience in Microsoft Access and cloud-native SQL to lead the migration of legacy Access databases into modern, high-performance SQL platforms. This role will work closely with program users to analyze existing data structures, design and execute schema transformations, ETL pipelines, validation checks, and cut-over plans, and guide stakeholders through a seamless data transition.

  1. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

10

Required

Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining advanced MS Access databases, including the creation of normalized table structures, sophisticated queries for data extraction and manipulation, intuitive data entry forms, and comprehensive rpts

10

Required

Expert-level relational database design, normalization, ER modeling, schema refactoring, and translating Access data models into scalable SQL schemas

10

Required

Experience with Microsoft Access, including table design, complex queries, forms, reports, and Skilled in leveraging VBA for custom functionalities and workflow automation

10

Required

Experience with migrating legacy databases into at least one major cloud SQL service (Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance. PostgreSQL, AWS RDS for SQL Server/MySQL)

8

Required

ETL tool experience with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), or equivalent

8

Required

creating migration runbooks, data dictionaries, technical documentation, and delivering training or knowledge-transfer sessions

8

Required

Experience with RDBMS admin/console tools such as TOAD, SSMS and/or SQL Developer.

8

Required

Configuring data integration and batch processing solutions in Azure Data Factory and/or SSIS; monitoring data ingestion processes and performance; review query plans and identify problem areas in execution plans.

8

Required

Migrating data from legacy database to new target database

6

Preferred

Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodology, GitHub, JIRA

6

Preferred

Hands-on experience with data visualization/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau

6

Preferred

Hands-on experience with Agile Development Methodologies

3

Preferred

Prior experience in healthcare or Public Health

3

Preferred

Experience implementing and using agile methodologies and best practices for 1 or more State of Texas Agencies

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