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Mid-Level SQL SME

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of database administration experience
  • Strong hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration
  • Strong SQL and T-SQL skills
  • Experience supporting development, test, staging, and production environments

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain SQL Server environments
  • Monitor availability and performance
  • Manage backups and recovery
  • Troubleshoot production incidents

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About the company

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SMX Services & Consulting, Inc.

IT Services & IT Consulting

SMX Services & Consulting is an information technology outsourcing (ITO) provider with more than 20 years’ applied experience providing logical solutions to emerging enterprises, in a variety of industry verticals including technology, finance, banking, real estate, insurance, and retail. Based in Miami, Florida, SMX serves private, public and institutional clients, including some Fortune 500 companies, in more than 10 countries from regional offices in Houston, San Juan, Bogotá, and Caracas.

Company details

IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Mid-Level SQL Server Database Administrator II

Company: SMX Services & Consulting, Inc.

Client: U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO)

Employment: Full-Time, W-2

Location: Remote

Pay: $66.87–$69.50/hour W-2

Status: Contingent upon contract award and Government approval

Anticipated Start: November 16, 2026

Contract: Initial 10.5 months with four 12-month options, potentially through September 2031

Schedule: 8 hours/day within 7:30 AM–6:00 PM ET; occasional after-hours support.  Pasted markdown

Position Overview

SMX is seeking an experienced SQL Server DBA to support enterprise database operations for the U.S. Government Publishing Office. The role focuses on hands-on SQL Server administration, production support, high availability, backup/recovery, performance tuning, security, patching, and troubleshooting.  

Requirements

  • 4+ years of database administration experience
  • Strong hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration
  • Strong SQL and T-SQL skills
  • SQL Server installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching
  • Backup, restore, and point-in-time recovery
  • High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and SQL Server clustering
  • Performance tuning, query optimization, and execution-plan analysis
  • Database security, users, roles, permissions, and auditing
  • Production monitoring and incident troubleshooting
  • Administrative scripting and automation
  • Experience supporting development, test, staging, and production environments

Key Responsibilities

Administer and maintain SQL Server environments; monitor availability and performance; manage backups and recovery; support clustering and DR; perform patching and upgrades; troubleshoot production incidents; manage database security; develop T-SQL/PowerShell automation; and maintain technical documentation and ServiceNow records. 

Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, Microsoft Access, or cloud databases is a plus. Relevant Microsoft SQL Server, Azure, or database certifications are strongly preferred. 

SMX Services & Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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