Senior Application SQL DBA

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Senior Application SQL DBA
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Full-Time

We are seeking a Senior Application SQL DBA with 10+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience to support mission-critical applications.

The ideal candidate will possess 7+ years of strong SQL Server administration expertise and experience supporting production databases, application deployments, database performance optimization, security management, backup and recovery operations, and database modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead SQL Server Database Administrator supporting production, test, and development environments.
• Maintain database integrity, availability, performance, and security across mission-critical applications.
• Perform routine database administration activities, including backups, recovery, monitoring, maintenance, and performance tuning.
• Design, develop, test, and implement database changes, scripts, stored procedures, views, and database objects.
• Support Production and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) database deployments and releases.
• Monitor and maintain SQL Server jobs, scheduled tasks, and database automation processes.
• Perform data corrections, data validation, database refreshes, and monthly database snapshot activities.
• Support data migration, database modernization, and transition activities associated with future case management initiatives.
• Troubleshoot database performance issues and implement corrective actions to improve system reliability and efficiency.
• Coordinate with developers, systems administrators, testers, and Government stakeholders to support application enhancements and operational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Federal security, privacy, configuration management, and database management standards.
• Maintain technical documentation, database diagrams, deployment procedures, and operational support documentation.

Required Experience

• 7+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience.
• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), stored procedures, views, triggers, and database design.
• Experience supporting production database environments and mission-critical applications.
• Experience performing database backup, recovery, disaster recovery planning, and database security administration.
• Experience with database performance monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting database deployments, upgrades, and release management activities.
• Experience writing and executing SQL scripts for data analysis, data correction, and data migration activities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working directly with technical teams, business stakeholders, and Government customers. 

This is a remote position.