Infrastructure Database Senior Engineer (Azure)

Overview

On Site
$50 - $60
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
75% Travel

Skills

Access Control
Authentication
Database Administration
Database
Data Modeling
Computer Networking
Amazon DynamoDB
Capacity Management
Cloud Computing
Backup
Collaboration
Continuous Delivery
Cosmos-Db
Database Performance Tuning
Disaster Recovery
DevOps
Performance Tuning
Windows PowerShell
MongoDB
Oracle
Marketing Intelligence
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft SQL Server
GitHub
High Availability
Continuous Integration
DNS
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Encryption
Firewall
IaaS
Kubernetes
Management
Migration
Microsoft
MI
SQL Azure
NoSQL
PostgreSQL
PaaS
Query Optimization
Routing
Replication
Scripting
SQL
VMware
Database Administrator
Database Engineer
DBA
Azure
Azure SQL
Azure SQL MI
Azure PostgreSQL
QL
SQL Server
Oracle OR DB2
Cosmos DB
DynamoDB
PowerShell
CI/CD
Actions
cloud
infrastructure
HADR
performance tuning optimization query performance

Job Details

Job Description Infrastructure Database Senior Engineer (Azure)
Location: Dallas, TX (On-site preferred)
About the Role:
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Infrastructure Database Senior Engineer. This individual will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing both on-prem and cloud-based databases, with a strong emphasis on Azure technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in SQL, cloud migration, NoSQL systems, and database performance tuning.
Responsibilities:
      • Design, deploy, and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases in cloud (Azure) and on-prem environments.
      • Lead database migrations to Azure, including planning and execution.
      • Ensure performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and capacity planning.
      • Develop and implement backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and replication strategies.
      • Set up encryption, access control, and authentication protocols.
      • Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines.
      • Troubleshoot and resolve complex database-related issues.
      • Stay current with Azure offerings, tools, and best practices.
Required Qualifications:
      • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
      • 4 5+ years in Database Administration (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).
      • 4 5+ years of experience with Azure SQL, Azure PostgreSQL, or Azure SQL MI.
      • Hands-on with cloud services, including IaaS, PaaS, and scripting tools (PowerShell).
      • Familiarity with networking concepts: DNS, subnets, routing, load balancers, Azure Firewall.
      • Strong skills in SQL, data modeling, and monitoring/alerting tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
    • Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cosmos DB, DynamoDB).
    • Knowledge of Microsoft DevOps, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.
    • Azure certifications in DB or infrastructure areas are a plus.
    • Experience with Kubernetes or VMware.
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