Senior Sql Database Administrator

Detailed Job Description

Job Title: Senior SQL Server Database Administrator (ITAR SQL/Nutanix SME)

Position Summary: Seeking an experienced SQL Server DBA to manage and support Benchmark's enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environment. The resource will serve as the primary SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and will be responsible for SQL administration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, upgrades, migrations, backup/recovery, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, test, and disaster recovery environments.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, migrate, and deploy SQL Server databases and related components.
• Serve as SME for Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and support SQL workloads hosted on Nutanix platforms.
• Manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, and Log Shipping.
• Perform database performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain database high availability, backup/recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Administer Dell EMC Avamar and Data Domain backup solutions for SQL Server environments.
• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide L3 support for critical production incidents and outages.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operating procedures, runbooks, and compliance-related artifacts.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, storage, and DR teams to ensure reliable database operations.

Mandatory Skills

• ITAR / Export Control eligible (U.S. Person required)
• Nutanix Database Service (NDB) Mandatory
• Microsoft SQL Server Administration
• SQL Server Always On Availability Groups
• SQL Server Clustering
• Database Mirroring
• Log Shipping
• Database Migrations and Upgrades
• SQL Performance Tuning
• Dell EMC Avamar
• Dell EMC Data Domain
• SQL Disaster Recovery
• Production Support / On-call Support

Preferred Experience

• 8+ years of SQL Server DBA experience
• Strong Nutanix/NDB hands-on administration experience
• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise databases
• Experience supporting regulated environments (ITAR/CUI)

Disclaimer

HCL is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to for investigation.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year