SQL Server DBA (Ref: 18043)

Position: SQL Server DBA (Ref: 18043)

Location: Atlanta, GA United States, 30308

Salary: $60.64/hr

Duration: 5 Months 14 Days - Contract

Openings: 1

Deadline: 01/16/2026

Description:

***Local Candidates Only

***Hybrid

We are seeking a Sr. SQL Server Database Administrator.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates, designs, and secures computer databases to store, track, and maintain a large volume of critical business information.

• Serves as highest advanced-level subject matter expert, providing authoritative guidance for professional staff.

• May also serve in a lead role.

• Manage all aspects of physical database administration including schema management, security, setup, installations, upgrades, patches, backup and recovery, space management, performance tuning and capacity planning for SQL Server.

• Support application teams and their projects to enhance, troubleshoot and performance tune

• Support SQL Server databases in Production, Test and Development environments and within Microsoft SharePoint farm

• Install, upgrade, configure ALWAYS ON, test and deploy complex database software

• Develop and implement database recovery plans and procedures

• Analyze the performance of databases and recommend tuning and application changes

• Implement user authentication and validate databases security protocols across systems

• Reviews system design and develop new database systems as needed

• Modifying database structure or deploying schema changes because of new requirements

• Scripting batch data loads and operational job automation

• Working Knowledge of Cohesity Backup Appliance.

• Working Knowledge of Cloud Technology and governance.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college or university AND Seven years of experience in support of an operating system, database management system or a related field

Required / Desired Skills

• Hands on administrative experience with SQL Server RDBMS Required - 6 Years

• Hands-on experience in managing backup, recovery and high availability scenarios Required - 6 Years

• Hands on development and tuning of databases in SQL Server with Performance Tuning. Required - 6 Years

• Hands-on experience in Microsoft Operating Systems and SQL Server clustered environments required. and Optimization and TSQL programming. Required - 6 Years

• Hands on query experience with SQL and scripting skills Required - 6 Years

• Strong knowledge and experience on Always ON High Availability groups Required - 4 Years

• Strong Knowledge and Experience in Migrations Required - 4 Years

• SQL Server database space management/storage design and capacity planning according to best practices Required - 3 Years

• Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of staff and management Required - 4 Years

• Demonstrate ability to generate entity relationship diagrams, create database documentation, data dictionaries and document system architecture. Required - 3 Years