What are the responsibilities and job description for the Database Administrator position at Stellar Professionals LLC?
We are seeking a Database Administrator 2 to assist with database migration initiatives and handle day-to-day operational support for an enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environment. The ideal candidate will handle break/fix incidents, database maintenance, and validation tasks to support ongoing hardware migration projects.
- Location: Richmond, VA (Local candidates strongly preferred)
- Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
- Role Type: Contract (6-Month Estimated Duration)
- Interview: In-Person or Remote
Key Responsibilities
- Platform Migration & Validation: Support the migration of SQL Server databases from end-of-life hardware to a new hosted platform, including post-migration system validation.
- Incident Response & Support: Manage daily break/fix incident response, troubleshooting, and maintenance across Microsoft SQL Server versions (2008 through 2019).
- Backup & Recovery: Perform database backups, restores, recovery procedures, and routine updates to ensure continuous production database availability.
- Security & Administration: Conduct database access security assessments, review administrative permissions, and maintain configuration documentation.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Production Database Administration: 5 years of experience administering and managing production Microsoft SQL Server environments.
- Troubleshooting & Support: 5 years of experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving complex database incidents and performance issues.
- Backup, Recovery & Monitoring: 5 years of experience managing database backups, restores, disaster recovery operations, and monitoring.
- System Lifecycle Management: 5 years of experience designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining database architecture and systems.
- Security & Access Governance: 5 years reviewing database security models, permissions, and administrative access controls.
- Documentation & Communication: 5 years maintaining project documentation and communicating effectively in team and customer-facing settings.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to or basic experience supporting Oracle database environments.
- Hands-on experience with SQL Max platform hardware solutions.