Database Administrator

Database Administrator

Location: Lutz, FL
Duration: 6 Months
Pay Rate: $80/hr

We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join a collaborative enterprise database team supporting a large-scale IT environment. This role will focus on both database operational support and project-based initiatives, including database architecture, cloud strategy, and migration efforts.

This is a highly visible role working closely with internal IT teams, developers, project teams, and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on database administration experience, excellent documentation skills, and the ability to support modernization initiatives across the database environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support enterprise-wide database environments
• Build, configure, and modify new and existing database systems
• Help design and recommend database architectures aligned with business and IT requirements
• Create and document reference architectures for review and approval
• Support database cloud strategy initiatives and migration from on-prem environments where appropriate
• Assist with backup modernization efforts, including migration to enterprise backup solutions
• Support high availability, disaster recovery, replication, and database resiliency initiatives
• Partner with developers, technical teams, and project stakeholders on database-related efforts
• Maintain technical documentation and communicate changes clearly to the database team
• Mentor junior or less experienced DBA team members
• Participate in on-call support as needed

Required Experience

• Strong experience as a Database Administrator in enterprise environments
• Experience supporting SQL Server and Oracle
• Experience with database architecture, administration, and operational support
• Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and replication
• Experience supporting or contributing to cloud database strategy / migrations
• Strong documentation, communication, and critical thinking skills

Preferred Experience

• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Exposure to Azure and/or AWS
• PowerShell scripting
• Infrastructure as Code experience
• Exposure to ARM or Bicep
• ETL tools such as SSIS or Data Factory
• Data warehousing experience, including Snowflake