Database Administrator (Azure SQL and SQL Server)

Job Title: Database Administrator (Azure SQL and SQL Server)

Duration (Contract): 8 Months

Client Location: Harrisburg, PA

Location Preference: Remote

Job Description:
As a Database Administrator (Azure SQL and SQL Server) , you will be responsible for advanced database administration, database design, data migration, and operational support activities across enterprise SQL Server and Azure SQL environments. This role focuses on ensuring the availability, security, performance, scalability, and reliability of critical production databases while supporting application development, data warehouse initiatives, and cloud modernization efforts.

You will work closely with developers, business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to design, implement, maintain, and optimize database solutions that support enterprise applications, reporting environments, and data-driven decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in SQL Server administration, Azure database services, data migration, performance tuning, and database architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide operational support for SQL Server and Azure SQL databases supporting mission-critical production systems.

• Monitor database health, availability, performance, and service quality across enterprise environments.

• Conduct database health checks and performance assessments, providing recommendations for optimization and improvement.

• Perform SQL Server upgrades, migrations, and version transitions from legacy environments to modern platforms.

• Design and execute data migration processes involving extraction, transformation, cleansing, validation, and loading activities.

• Deploy, configure, secure, maintain, and optimize Azure SQL database solutions.

• Implement and manage database security controls and secure cloud database resources.

• Design logical and physical database models based on business and technical requirements.

• Define, develop, and maintain database schemas, tables, relationships, indexes, and normalization standards.

• Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, and vendors to determine database requirements and architecture strategies.

• Deploy and maintain database schema changes across development, testing, and production environments.

• Support enterprise data warehouse, data mart, and business intelligence environments.

• Integrate Azure SQL resources with other cloud services and enterprise applications.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL Server and Azure SQL performance, availability, and scalability.

• Support migration of on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure cloud environments.

• Review and validate data models, data dictionaries, and database standards for compliance and consistency.

• Coordinate backup and recovery activities and support disaster recovery planning.

• Support software release activities and database deployment processes.

• Track issues, risks, action items, and project deliverables while providing regular status updates.

• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance database operations and service delivery.

Required Skills, Experiences, Education, and Competencies:

• Strong experience administering Microsoft SQL Server databases in production environments.

• Hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database administration and cloud database services.

• Expertise in database performance monitoring, optimization, troubleshooting, and tuning.

• Experience supporting High Availability solutions including SQL Server Always On Availability Groups.

• Strong knowledge of database security, access management, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.

• Experience performing database migrations, upgrades, and cloud modernization initiatives.

• Knowledge of ETL processes, data transformation, data cleansing, and data migration methodologies.

• Experience designing logical and physical database models and implementing database architecture best practices.

• Experience supporting enterprise Data Warehouse and Data Mart environments.

• Familiarity with Power BI administration and supporting business intelligence platforms.

• Strong understanding of relational database concepts, normalization, indexing strategies, and data integrity principles.

• Experience collaborating with developers, vendors, and business teams to define and implement database solutions.

• Knowledge of business systems analysis and database design methodologies.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision while meeting project deadlines.

• Excellent written, verbal, and customer service communication skills.

• Experience working in team-oriented environments and supporting enterprise-scale applications and databases.

• Commitment to following established database standards, governance policies, and operational procedures.

The hourly range for roles of this nature are $60.00 to $75.00/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location, and industry.

cyberThink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.