Sql Server Database Administrator
About The Position
A leading enterprise organization is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to support and optimize mission-critical database environments. The role is responsible for maintaining high-performance, highly available SQL Server platforms that support thousands of daily business transactions. The administrator will troubleshoot complex database issues, improve system performance, and contribute to modernization and cloud migration initiatives. The position is described as a contract based in San Diego, California. The posting gives conflicting work-location details: it describes a hybrid schedule with Monday through Thursday onsite and Friday remote, but also states that the position is fully onsite. It is an enterprise-scale environment on a fast-paced, collaborative team. Occasional after-hours maintenance and support activities are required.
Requirements
- 7+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience.
- Strong SQL Server performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience supporting enterprise production environments.
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery experience, including Always On Availability Groups.
- Strong T-SQL knowledge.
- Experience with database backups, restores, and maintenance planning.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex issues.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Azure SQL experience, including Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, or SQL Server on Azure VMs.
- AWS database platform experience.
- PostgreSQL experience.
- PowerShell scripting and automation.
- SSIS and ETL experience.
- Power BI exposure.
- Experience supporting financial services, SaaS, healthcare, or other mission-critical enterprise environments.
- Infrastructure-as-Code or DevOps experience, including Terraform and CI/CD concepts.
Responsibilities
- Build, configure, administer, and maintain SQL Server environments.
- Perform database performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Monitor database health, capacity, and availability.
- Design and support high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
- Manage backup, recovery, and business continuity processes.
- Support SQL Server migration and modernization initiatives.
- Diagnose and resolve production database issues.
- Automate routine administrative tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, and related tools.
- Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database performance.
- Work closely with application, infrastructure, and development teams.
- Implement database security and compliance best practices.
- Participate in occasional after-hours maintenance and support activities.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage, if eligible.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan, with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
- Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
- Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
- Transportation benefits, if eligible.
- Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
