Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server) - Columbia, SC

“Navitas Partners, LLC” is seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support mission-critical enterprise systems, including statewide case management platforms, data warehouse environments, and reporting systems., This role focuses on advanced database administration, performance optimization, security, and data governance across complex SQL Server environments. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring high availability, data integrity, and compliance while supporting large-scale reporting and analytics initiatives., * Administer and maintain SQL Server environments (2016 and above) across multiple systems

• Configure and manage SQL Agent jobs, maintenance plans, and indexing strategies
• Monitor and optimize performance for large-scale transactional and reporting databases
• Troubleshoot and resolve blocking, deadlocks, and long-running queries
• Analyze and tune stored procedures, dynamic SQL, CTE-heavy queries, and cross-database operations
• Implement partitioning strategies and optimize large datasets

High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Design, implement, and validate backup and restore strategies
• Support high availability configurations (Always On, clustering)
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans

Data Integrity & Standardization

• Enforce referential integrity and data consistency across systems
• Perform data remediation, cleanup, and identity reseeding
• Support enterprise-wide data standardization initiatives (codes, mappings, classifications)
• Collaborate on data quality validation processes

Data Warehouse & Reporting Support

• Optimize ETL processes and data loading strategies
• Enhance performance for reporting queries and dashboards (e.g., Power BI)
• Develop indexed views, aggregation tables, and incremental load processes

Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain database security best practices
• Manage authentication models and role-based access controls
• Monitor audit logs and security events
• Ensure compliance with data governance and confidentiality standards
• Support secure application traffic visibility (e.g., WAF integrations such as Imperva)

Automation & DevOps

• Develop and maintain scripts for deployment, migrations, and schema changes
• Support CI/CD pipelines and version control integration
• Create reusable scripts for administrative tasks (security audits, password rotation, multi-database updates)

• 7+ years of experience in SQL Server Database Administration
• 3+ years of experience in performance tuning and optimization
• 3+ years of experience supporting data integrity and governance
• 3+ years of experience with data warehouse architecture and reporting systems
• 3+ years of experience in database security and compliance
• 3+ years of experience with automation and DevOps practices, * Experience in government, judicial, or public sector environments
• Experience optimizing backend queries for Power BI or similar reporting tools
• Familiarity with .NET application data access patterns
• Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools
• Experience working with legacy data structures across distributed environments

Work Environment

• Hybrid schedule with 2 days onsite per week in Columbia
• Collaborative environment working with developers, analysts, and infrastructure teams