A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field or 4 additional years of related experience
15+ years of overall IT experience
10+ years of DBA experience
8+ years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in production environments
Requirements:
Perform planning, development, implementation, maintenance and support of the database environment
Develop and maintain project plans and report status weekly
Interact with other organizations to understand applications and resolve problems
Support different shifts to enable 24x7 support and may be required to carry a pager
Job description
Overview:
Tier One Technologies is seeking a Sr. SQL Database Administrator with national production environments experience to support our US Government client.
This is going to be a 100% remote position.
SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.
Responsibilities:
Perform planning, development, implementation, maintenance and support client’s 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.
Develop and maintain the project plans in accordance with client’s standards. Weekly status reporting will be required.
Develop standards and procedures, both operational and functional.
Perform other duties in support of the organization’s mission as directed by the client’s management.
Interact with other client organizations and individuals, such as developers and end users, in order to understand applications and resolve problems.
Support 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.
Occasional travel may be required.
Work independently or semi-independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.
Qualifications:
A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the degree is not in the applicable field, then 4 additional years of related experience is required.
15+ years of overall IT experience.
10+ years of DBA experience.
8+ years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in production environments.
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.
Disaster Recovery & High Availability:
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
Participated in and supported DR drills and contingency planning
SQL Monitoring & Performance Tuning:
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.
