Job Description
Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced Senior Database Administrator to support a complex Microsoft SQL Server environment. This long-term contract position is focused on maintaining dependable, secure, and high-performing database platforms across development, testing, and production environments. The role partners closely with application, infrastructure, and security teams to strengthen availability, improve performance, and uphold data protection standards. This opportunity is ideal for someone who brings deep technical expertise in database operations, recovery planning, automation, and operational support.
Responsibilities:
• Oversee the day-to-day administration of Microsoft SQL Server databases to maintain stability, uptime, and consistent performance across multiple environments.
• Direct backup, restore, high-availability, and disaster recovery activities to ensure business continuity and readiness for operational interruptions.
• Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks, blocking events, deadlocks, failed scheduled jobs, and storage or capacity concerns.
• Partner with development teams to refine database queries, improve indexing strategies, and analyze execution plans for stronger application performance.
• Manage database security by maintaining user access, role assignments, permissions, auditing controls, and privileged account practices.
• Contribute to onboarding efforts related to database account access and privileged credential management, including coordination with security access tools.
• Implement and support data masking approaches that protect sensitive information and help meet regulatory and internal compliance expectations.
• Create and maintain automation scripts for recurring administrative tasks, monitoring, deployments, and operational support processes.
• Assist with patching, upgrades, migrations, and environment refresh efforts while minimizing operational disruption.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, maintenance procedures, and recovery runbooks to support consistent and repeatable database operations.• 10+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in production environments.
• Strong background in backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning, database monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Demonstrated skill in T-SQL scripting, troubleshooting, and automating routine database administration activities.
• Solid understanding of indexing, statistics management, query optimization, and execution plan interpretation.
• Experience working with SQL Server Agent, replication, Always On Availability Groups, clustering, or similar high-availability technologies.
• Knowledge of database security, auditing, privileged access management, and compliance-oriented operational practices.
• Experience supporting sensitive data protection initiatives such as data masking and controlled access workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with application teams, infrastructure engineers, and security stakeholders in a production support environment.