SQL Server DBA - SSD-24-15110

Duration: 7 Months | Type: 100% Remote

Summary:

Seeking an experienced SQL Server DBA with 9+ years of relevant experience to manage and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments, including VM-based servers. The role focuses on ensuring best practices in database planning, design, performance, and capacity management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage SQL Server databases, ensuring high reliability and performance.
• Provide DBA support in a multi-datacenter, distributed server environment.
• Monitor SQL performance, analyze problems, and implement solutions.
• Offer technical support on SQL design and programming to development teams.
• Plan and coordinate SQL Server releases, migrations, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with network, IIS admins, and storage teams for SQL configurations.
• Develop technical documents, project plans, and engage with customers.
• Provide non-production/production support, deploy code, and troubleshoot application issues.
• Support and maintain DevOps tools (e.g., Ansible, Jenkins, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Lead technical meetings on design, implementation, and maintenance.
• Manage SQL clusters, load balancing, log shipping, and replication.
• Drive innovation and automation in database management.
• Lead incident resolution and manage database capacity planning.
• Ensure compliance and implement risk management controls.
• Conduct research on database technologies and provide recommendations.

Mandatory Skills:

• Proven experience managing MS SQL Server environments.
• Strong expertise in SQL Server database administration.

Preferred: SQL Server DBA certification.