DBA SME - AWS , SQL Server, Aurora, RDS - Onsite in MD

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

AWS
SQL Server DBA
Aurora
RDS
Leadership

Job Details

100% Onsite Role and Onsite Interview

 

  • Administer, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases (on-prem and cloud-based).
  • Manage database instances in AWS RDSand Aurora (for SQL Server and PostgreSQL), including provisioning, monitoring, backups, and patching.
  • Design and implement database backup strategies and disaster recovery plans.
  • Monitor performance and proactively tune SQL queries, indexes, and system configurations.
  • Implement and enforce database security, including user roles, permissions, and audit trails.
  • Perform database upgrades, patches, and migrations with minimal downtime.
  • Collaborate with application and data teams on schema design, deployment strategies, and integration planning.
  • Automate routine database tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, and AWS CLI / SDKs where appropriate.
  • Participate in capacity planning and forecasting for high-growth, high-availability systems.
  • Support CI/CD pipelines by aligning database provisioning and schema changes with deployment workflows.
  • Maintain documentation of all database systems, standard operating procedures, and configurations.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server databases (2016 and above).
  • 2+ years working with Amazon RDS and Aurora (especially PostgreSQL and SQL Server flavors).
  • Strong understanding of SQL performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and execution plans.
  • Experience with database replication, clustering, Always On availability groups, or Aurora Multi-AZ
  • Familiarity with PostgreSQL administration in AWS environments.
  • Proficiency in T-SQL, PowerShell, and/or scripting for automation.
  • Working knowledge of cloud-native monitoring tools(e.g., Amazon CloudWatch, Datadog, etc.).
  • Understanding of IAM roles, KMS encryption, and network securityin cloud database contexts.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code(e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
  • B.S in Computer Science or it equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience in managing multi-tenant database environments or shared platform deployments.
  2. CI/CD pipelines in database development workflows.
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