Job Title: Senior SQL Server Database Administrator

Location: Cary, NC (Onsite)
Experience: 8 Years
Position Type: Contract 

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Nutanix Database Services (NDB) and be responsible for database administration, high availability, disaster recovery, performance optimization, backup and recovery, migrations, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, development, testing, and disaster recovery environments.

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and migrate SQL Server instances and databases.

• Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Nutanix Database Services (NDB), supporting database workloads on Nutanix infrastructure.

• Configure and manage SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Database Mirroring, and Log Shipping.

• Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, capacity planning, and root cause analysis.

• Design, implement, and validate high-availability and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.

• Manage SQL Server backup and recovery operations using Dell EMC Avamar and Data Domain.

• Provide Level 3 production support, troubleshoot critical database issues, and participate in on-call rotations.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, recovery procedures, and compliance documentation.

• Partner with infrastructure, storage, application, security, and disaster recovery teams to maintain database reliability and availability.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Nutanix Database Services (NDB) – Hands-on experience required

• Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration

• SQL Server Always On Availability Groups

• SQL Server Failover Clustering

• Database Mirroring and Log Shipping

• SQL Server Installation, Upgrades, Patching, and Migrations

• SQL Performance Tuning and Optimization

• Dell EMC Avamar and Data Domain

• Database Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery

• Production Troubleshooting and L3 / On-Call Support

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server database administration.

• Strong hands-on experience with Nutanix Database Services (NDB).

• Experience managing high-availability and disaster recovery solutions in enterprise environments.

• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database performance and production issues.

• Experience supporting business-critical databases with high availability and recovery requirements.

• Strong communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Work Location

Cary, NC – Onsite

Important Requirement: Hands-on Nutanix Database Services (NDB) experience is mandatory. Candidates with SQL Server DBA experience but no practical NDB experience will not meet the core requirement.