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Senior Database Administrator (MS SQL
Server)
Location: Columbia,
SC Onsite
Interview Process: One round of Virtual Interviews
Duration: 12
Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 07 Years
Project Scope:
Seeking an experienced Senior Database
Administrator to support and manage enterprise database environments in a
highly secure, compliance-driven infrastructure. The consultant will lead
database administration initiatives involving Microsoft SQL Server environments,
database architecture, security compliance, disaster recovery, automation, and
performance optimization.
The role will be responsible for planning,
implementing, monitoring, and maintaining mission-critical database systems
while ensuring compliance with security standards such as STIG, PCI, NIST, and
Pub1075. The consultant will collaborate with application, infrastructure, and
security teams to design scalable database solutions, support database
modernization efforts, improve operational processes, and provide strategic
recommendations for database enhancements.
This position requires strong expertise in SQL
Server clustering, database security, change management, automation, backup and
recovery, and high-availability architectures within enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
· Administer,
maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 environments.
· Design and
support highly available database solutions using clustering technologies.
· Monitor database
performance, integrity, availability, and security compliance.
· Lead database
infrastructure projects from planning through implementation and support.
· Implement and
maintain disaster recovery and failover solutions.
· Develop and
automate administrative processes using PowerShell, JSON, and scripting tools.
· Ensure compliance
with STIG, PCI, NIST, Pub1075, and other regulatory standards.
· Manage database
backups, recovery procedures, upgrades, and patching activities.
· Perform database
architecture reviews, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
· Create technical
documentation, deployment guides, operational procedures, and support runbooks.
· Collaborate with
infrastructure, security, and application teams to support enterprise
initiatives.
· Provide technical
leadership, mentoring, and guidance to junior administrators and support staff.
· Participate in
24x7 on-call support rotations for critical database environments.
· Coordinate with
vendors for software support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
Required Skills & Experience:
· 6 years of
Microsoft SQL Server Administration (2019–2025) with clustering experience.
· 6 years of
experience supporting projects involving STIG, PCI, and NIST compliance
requirements.
· 6 years of
Change Management experience.
· Strong database
performance tuning and optimization skills.
· Experience with
backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
· PowerShell
scripting and automation experience.
· Strong knowledge
of database security and access management.
· Experience
managing enterprise-scale database environments.
Preferred Skills:
· Experience with
Pub1075 compliance implementations and audits.
· Quest Spotlight
administration and monitoring.
· Quest LiteSpeed
administration.
· Hybrid Cloud
Architecture experience.
· Hyperconverged
Infrastructure experience.
· Shell Scripting
and JSON.
· Active Directory
user access and role-based access control management.
· Windows Server
2019 / 2022 / 2025 administration.
· VMware
virtualization environments.
· LAN and VLAN
networking knowledge.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Information
Technology, Computer Science, or related field, OR equivalent combination of
education and relevant experience.
Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft
SQL Server Certifications
- Microsoft
Server Certifications
- Additional
industry certifications related to database administration,
infrastructure, or cybersecurity.