SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL DBA)

Position: SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL DBA)
Location: Las Vegas NV (Onsite)
Experience: 810 Years
Employment Type: Contract

Position Summary

The primary objective of the SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL DBA) is to develop and maintain corporate SQL Server databases-ensuring data integrity security retention and recoverability.
The DBA will design build test and deploy database solutions aligned with project objectives technology architecture standards and best practices.
This includes database strategy design enterprise-wide data architecture administration and daily management of production databases.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle all aspects of database administration: installation configuration upgrades patching migration capacity planning performance tuning backup and recovery.

• Provide 24x7 on-call support drive root cause analysis (RCA) and perform preventative actions.

• Manage multiple environments (development test QA production) through effective change management practices.

• Perform database monitoring performance tuning query optimization and T-SQL optimization.

• Contribute to enterprise database projects including design and implementation decisions.

• Develop and enforce database security policies and procedures aligned with corporate objectives.

• Implement high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) standards.

• Create and maintain comprehensive database documentation and data architecture blueprints.

• Manage ETL processing data archiving and data purging activities.

• Conduct regular capacity planning and prepare management reports.

• Collaborate with infrastructure and development teams for database-related enhancements and application integrations.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience (SQL Server ; experience with 2019/2022 upgrades preferred).

• Expertise in database backup recovery replication and mirroring.

• Proficiency in T-SQL PowerShell and SQL performance tuning.

• Strong experience with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Visual Studio SSIS SSRS SSAS and related BI toolsets.

• Skilled in database security/access control for diverse user groups.

• Experience with ETL and data management using native SQL tools.

• Strong organizational communication and analytical skills.

• Understanding of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) or higher certification on SQL Server 2012.

• Knowledge of data modeling metadata management and .NET application support.

• Experience with virtual environments and Oracle DBA support (a strong plus).