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SQL Server / Postgres DBA

Mindlance
Dallas, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 6/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/17/2026

Job Title: DBA

Location: Dallas TX ( Onsite )
Job Description:

Must Have Postgres , AWS Rds , Aurora
Core Database skillsets using SQL Server and Postgres

  • Database Design and Implementation:
    • Conceptual, Logical, and Physical Design: Developing and implementing database schemas, including tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, and triggers to meet business requirements and ensure data integrity.
    • Data Modeling: Creating data models that represent the structure of the data, relationships between entities, and how data will be stored and accessed.
    • Table partitions and archiving.
    • Database Migration: Planning and executing database migrations ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime.
  • Database Administration and Maintenance:
    • Performance Tuning: Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, optimizing queries, indexes, and database configurations to improve query execution speed and overall system efficiency.
    • Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Continuously monitoring database performance, identifying and resolving issues, troubleshooting errors, and ensuring system stability and availability.
    • (Optional) Backup and Recovery: Implementing and managing backup and recovery strategies, including regular backups, disaster recovery plans, and data restoration procedures to ensure data availability and prevent data loss.
    • (Optional) Security Management: Implementing and enforcing security measures, including user authentication, authorization, access controls, and data encryption to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access and breaches.
    • (Optional) Data Integrity and Quality: Implementing procedures and checks to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and validity, including validation rules, data cleansing, and data quality monitoring.
  • Database Development and Support:
    • SQL Development: Writing efficient and optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers to perform data manipulation, retrieval, and analysis.
    • (Optional) Database Scripting: Creating and maintaining scripts for database administration tasks, including database creation, schema changes, data loading, and automated backups.
  • Advanced Database Technologies:
    • High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Implementing and managing high availability solutions, including database mirroring, log shipping, and Always On Availability Groups, to ensure continuous database availability.
    • (Optional) Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence: Designing and implementing data warehouses, data marts, and business intelligence solutions to support data analysis and reporting.
    • (Optional) Cloud Database Solutions: Understanding and implementing cloud-based database solutions, including AWS RDS, to leverage cloud infrastructure and scalability.
    • (Optional) Data Replication and Distribution: Implementing data replication and distribution strategies to ensure data consistency across multiple databases or locations.

EEO:
“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”

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