[Hiring] Senior Database Administrator IV @soteria

Role Description

Responsible to perform planning, development, implementation, maintenance and support client' centralized organization for total support of the database environment. This includes executing national production applications on the Client' large, complex and widely distributed Microsoft NT operating system environment and Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure throughout the United States.

This position will be responsible to develop standards and procedures, both operational and functional. Interact with other client organizations and individuals, such as developers and end users, in order to understand applications and resolve problems. This individual will be expected to work independently or semi-independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.

Supports different shifts to enable 24x7 support; may be required to carry a pager and be on call and be required to work varied schedules required by large, diverse and complex client production environment. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in production environments
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or associated discipline preferred

Requirements

• Proficiency in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 (T-SQL, SSMS, Agent Jobs, Maintenance Plans)
• Experience with backup and restore strategies, including full, differential, and transaction log backups
• Strong understanding of database recovery models and point-in-time recovery
• Ability to create and maintain database documentation and operational runbooks
• Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups and/or SQL Server Failover Clustering
• Knowledge of Log Shipping and Database Mirroring
• Familiarity with backup encryption and offsite retention strategies
• Skilled in performance troubleshooting using SQL Profiler, Extended Events, and DMVs
• Ability to identify and resolve deadlocks, blocking, and slow-running queries
• Experience tuning indexes, reviewing execution plans, and maintaining stats
• Understanding of normalized and denormalized schema design
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines involving SQL deployments (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitLab, Octopus Deploy)
• Experience maintaining backend SQL databases for legacy SharePoint environments (2010/2013/2016)
• Supported ASP.NET and .NET Core web applications with SQL Server backends
• Strong documentation skills and adherence to ITSM/ITIL change control practices
• Basic PowerShell scripting experience for SQL and system task automation
• Willingness to support an on-call rotation and occasional after-hours work

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