Senior MS SQL Database Administrator

Job Summary

Experienced Senior MS SQL Database Administrator responsible for administering, supporting, and optimizing SQL Server and cloud databases.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases
• Monitor database availability and performance
• Troubleshoot database and application issues
• Tune SQL queries and very large databases
• Install, upgrade, patch, and migrate SQL Server databases
• Support database maintenance and improvement activities

Required Skills and Certification

• 6+ years of MS SQL Server database management
• 3+ years of SQL Server tuning
• Experience upgrading tolling SQL databases
• Experience resolving deadlocks and blocking in production workloads
• Experience tuning very large databases (2 TB+)
• Experience with SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, and Transact-SQL
• Expertise in installing, upgrading, patching, and migrating SQL Server databases

Preferred Skills and Certification

• Experience with Azure Cloud, Snowflake, or Databricks
• Knowledge of SQL Server 2019+
• Relevant cloud certification

Scheduling

• Interview Type: Webcam and in person
• Location: Mechanicsville, VA