Database Administrator

Database Administrator | Location: Hybrid in Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX | Contract | Hourly Rate: $105-$120

Seeking an experienced Database Administrator to design, develop, and maintain scalable database solutions that ensure optimal performance, security, and compliance with organizational standards. This role involves contributing throughout the full system development lifecycle, optimizing database and application performance, and supporting efficient database environment operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain database systems to meet organizational requirements.
• Monitor and manage database performance and disk usage to ensure stability.
• Support and optimize database access methods and security protocols.
• Provide consultation on database analysis, modeling, coding, and troubleshooting production issues.
• Develop and document backup, recovery, and maintenance procedures.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Serve as the primary on-call support for production database problems.
• Support and enforce corporate data standards and recommend new DBMS operational standards.
• Evaluate and test new software releases and upgrades.
• Maintain metadata repositories and system documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as an associate DBA.
• Proficiency in DML, DDL, and database utilities for at least two DBMS technologies.
• Expertise in all access methods of a DBMS and underlying operating system access methods.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Business.
• 3+ years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• 1+ year experience with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines or a strong enthusiasm to learn.
• 1+ year experience with PostgreSQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Related financial industry experience.
• Microsoft Certified: Database Administrator Associate.

About Delphi-US - Peacemakers in the Talent War
Delphi-US is a national IT services firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. We attract top-tier technical and professional talent, positioning leading employers to enhance their competitive edge. Our core focus areas include Data Intelligence Engineering & Analytics, AI/ML Operational Excellence, DevOps & Cloud Computing, Health IT & Life Sciences, and Energy Management/Power Systems. We serve a diverse range of clients from critical national energy sectors to Fortune 500 corporations, delivering tailored project teams through our proprietary skill and cultural matching process. Our experienced, friendly, and professional team is dedicated to driving client success and delivering lasting results.
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