What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server & Microsoft Fabric) position at Cyber Sphere LLC?
Title Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server & Microsoft Fabric)
Location- Onsite 1 2 days per week initially @ Atlanta, GA with the potential to transition to fully remote after the ramp-up period
Duration Contract
Candidates must have at least one year of Microsoft Fabric (not to be confused with Azure Data Fabric) which is tough to find since has only been around for 3 years.
SQL Server Administration & Performance
- Serve as a senior-level SQL Server subject matter expert.
- Administer, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL Server environments.
- Perform advanced SQL Server performance tuning, including query optimization, indexing, resource utilization, and database configuration.
- Support the migration and modernization of existing environments from SQL Server 2017 compatibility mode to SQL Server 2025.
- Troubleshoot complex database performance and availability issues.
- Establish and maintain SQL Server administration best practices.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and help improve overall DBA coverage and support processes.
- Collaborate with technical teams to ensure database environments are reliable, scalable, and highly available.
Microsoft Fabric
- Support the administration and ongoing development of the organization's Microsoft Fabric environment.
- Establish and maintain Fabric administration best practices.
- Assist with onboarding new systems and data sources into Microsoft Fabric.
- Develop and support integrations and data pipelines.
- Work across Fabric workloads, including:
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Fabric Data Warehouse
- Power BI
- Troubleshoot data pipeline, integration, and platform issues.
- Partner with the data management team to expand and optimize the organization's Fabric capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Extensive experience as a SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA).
- Strong expertise in SQL Server administration and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with SQL Server modernization, upgrades, or migrations.
- Experience working with SQL Server 2025 or directly relevant experience preparing SQL Server environments for modernization to SQL Server 2025.
- Strong understanding of database architecture, performance, troubleshooting, backup/recovery, and administration best practices.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric.
- Experience administering Fabric environments and onboarding new systems/data sources.
- Experience building or supporting data pipelines and integrations.
- Strong communication and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work effectively across database, data engineering, and data management teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF).
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse.
- Experience with Power BI.
- Microsoft Fabric certifications, particularly:
- Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600) or relevant equivalent
- Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700)
- Experience working in an enterprise data environment.
- Experience supporting database modernization and cloud data initiatives.
Workload
- Approximately 60% SQL Server / 40% Microsoft Fabric.
- Workload may shift depending on project priorities and business needs.
- This position will help provide additional coverage for the existing DBA team and improve the team's overall on-call rotation.
Regards,
Sai Srikar
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