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Senior SQL Database Administrator
Job Location:
Job Location:
Little Rock, AR - USA
Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Salary:
Posted:
30 October 2026 (17 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Senior SQL Database Administrator
Location: Little Rock AR 72201
Employment Type: Contract
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Openings: 2
Position Summary
Adelphi Workforce is seeking two experienced Senior SQL Database Administrators. These professionals will provide reliable secure and cost-effective administration of business-critical production and non-production databases.
Assignment Details
Contract Duration: November 16 2026June 30 2027 with potential for extension.
Schedule: Eight hours per day five days per week. Specific working hours will be confirmed.
Additional Support: Availability to provide 24-hour support is required. Specific arrangements will be confirmed.
Interview: Onsite interview required.
Application Deadline: November 1 2026.
Key Responsibilities
Install upgrade configure and maintain SQL Server environments including service packs and cumulative updates.
Perform routine database maintenance manage SQL Server Agent jobs and monitor error and event logs.
Monitor troubleshoot and optimize database performance in high-volume environments supporting online and batch transactions.
Administer database security authentication user access auditing and encryption for data at rest data in transit and backups.
Plan database capacity and manage SQL Server disk storage AWS storage and Windows Failover Cluster storage.
Establish backup standards and schedules perform point-in-time recovery and develop recovery procedures that meet recovery point and recovery time objectives.
Develop and test disaster recovery plans and support high-availability solutions including Always On and AWS Availability Zones.
Develop and optimize T-SQL code and support extract transform and load (ETL) processes.
Build and maintain Windows Servers and AWS EC2 instances configure server roles and services and automate administrative tasks using PowerShell.
Maintain endpoint protection Windows Failover Clusters and application web file and FTP servers.
Required Qualifications
At least 4 years of senior SQL Database Administrator experience including recent hands-on experience across all aspects of SQL database administration.
At least four years of SQL Server database administration experience.
At least three years of Windows Server administration experience.
Experience with the following SQL Server tools services and components:
o SQL Server Profiler and Index Tuning Advisor.
o SQL Server Configuration Manager.
o Extended Events Performance Monitor and Dynamic Management Views.
o Service Broker Linked Servers and Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC).
o System databases database health checks and policies.
Experience with database security auditing encryption capacity planning backup and recovery and disaster recovery.
Proficiency in T-SQL development performance tuning and ETL methodologies.
Experience supporting very large databases and high-availability environments.
Experience with Windows Server AWS EC2 PowerShell Windows Failover Clusters Framework components.
Ability to attend an onsite interview and work onsite from the first day of the assignment. Nonlocal candidates must be willing to relocate.
Availability to provide 24-hour support.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with FAST GenTax/DS-VS architecture and application maintenance.
Familiarity with security standards and requirements involving PUB1075 FIPS and personally identifiable information (PII).
Knowledge of cloud computing cloud storage and backup and restore mechanisms.
Experience with firewall administration and maintenance.
Knowledge of Active Directory including Group Policy Objects (GPO) Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN) DNS Server and Service Principal Names (SPN).
Experience troubleshooting email SMTP and proxy servers.
Experience developing and supporting web services.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Screening and Compliance Requirements
Arkansas Police background check required.
Electronic Right to Represent must be completed for consideration.
Required certifications will be confirmed. The requisition lists certifications as required but does not identify specific credentials.
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Rate: 50/hr
Benefits Travel Lodging and Relocation Assistance: TBD
