Senior Database Administrator (MSSQL DBA with Azure)

Tallahassee, FL, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Full Time
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Access Control
  • Auditing
  • Backup
  • Capacity Management
  • Collaboration
  • Computer Science
  • Database
  • Database Administration
  • Database Design
  • Database Performance Tuning
  • DevOps
  • Disaster Recovery
  • ELT
  • Encryption
  • Extract, Transform, Load
  • High Availability
  • Incident Management
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Management
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server DBA
  • Production Support
  • Query Optimization
  • Recovery
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • SQL Azure
  • Scripting
  • Security Management
  • Stored Procedures
  • Technical Writing
  • Transact-SQL
  • Windows PowerShell
  • Windows Services
  • Workflow

Summary

Position: Senior Database Administrator

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator with strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL environments to support enterprise production and non-production database systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer, maintain, monitor, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL databases.

  • Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and security administration.

  • Monitor and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing, execution plans, and capacity planning.

  • Manage database backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.

  • Develop and maintain T-SQL scripts, stored procedures, views, functions, schemas, and database objects.

  • Design and support ETL/ELT processes, data transformation, and integration workflows.

  • Support Azure services, Windows Services, scheduled jobs, and database integrations.

  • Perform troubleshooting, incident management, root-cause analysis, and database optimization.

  • Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver database solutions.

  • Prepare technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer.

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Microsoft SQL Server DBA.

  • Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, or SQL Server on Azure.

  • Strong expertise in SQL Server administration, installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades.

  • Expertise in T-SQL, database design, indexing, stored procedures, views, functions, and query optimization.

  • Experience with database performance tuning, backup, recovery, and high availability.

  • Experience with ETL/ELT, data transformation, and integration processes.

  • Strong troubleshooting and production support experience.

Preferred Skills:

  • Azure services, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, and database automation.

  • Experience with security administration, encryption, auditing, and role-based access control.

  • Experience in government or regulated environments.

  • Relevant Microsoft Azure Database / Data Engineer certifications.

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

 

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  • Dice Id: 90718572
  • Position Id: 9142026
  • Posted 1 day ago
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Manideep Chivurala

Team Lead @ ISite Technologies Inc

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