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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Administrator - Project Lead - **Company:** Intersources Inc. - **Location:** Columbia, SC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Profiling, Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Relational Databases, Database Development, Failover Clustering, Microsoft SQL Server, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, SQL Databases, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, Transact-SQL, Redgate, Sql Tuning - **Published:** August 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us2912b45c9c1f95a07b5d0e9a10fd88da/eaa ## About the Role Database Administration Expert 6+ Years Backup/Recovery Expert 6+ Years Performance Tuning Expert 6+ Years RDBMS Expert 6+ Years SQL Server Expert 6+ Years T-SQL Expert 6+ Years Failover Clusters Expert 2-4 Years High-Availability Expert 2-4 Years DMVs Expert 2-4 Years SSIS Services Expert 2-4 Years SSRS Expert 2-4 Years Profiler Expert 2-4 Years SQL Tuning Expert 2-4 Years Database planning, scaling, and capacity planning Expert 2-4 Years SQL Server 2008R2 Expert 1-2 Years SQL Server 2012 Expert 1-2 Years SQL Server 2014 Expert 1-2 Years SQL Server 2016 Expert 1-2 Years ETL Advanced 2-4 Years SSAS Advanced 2-4 Years Verbal Communication Intermediate 2-4 Years Written Communication Intermediate 2-4 Years PowerShell Intermediate 1-2 Years RedGate Toolset Intermediate 1-2 Years SDLC Intermediate 1-2 Years ## Description Interview will be by skype and will be conducted by a team of 3 - 5 developers and/or Project Managers. NOTE: Candidate location: Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident SCOPE OF THE PROJECT: This request is for a senior-level database administrator to 1) Provide senior- level support and guidance to our Child Care team for several initiatives; 2) Assist (at a senior-level) with the support, maintenance, security, and availability of our SQL environment. DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: Primarily, this position will provide senior-level support and guidance to our Child Care team, including mentoring Child Care developers on schema and query design, execution-plan review/tuning, and security best practices. In addition to this, this position will assist (at a senior-level) with the support, maintenance, security, and availability of the agency's SQL Server environment for other application teams, while prioritizing Child Care commitments. * Designs, develops, implements, and maintains database, procedures, and * functions that accommodate changing business priorities and technological * changes while ensuring availability, scalability, performance, * recoverability, reliability, and security. * Acts as liaison for SQL Server database performance, integration, * migration, upgrade, storage, and replication strategies. * Performs SQL Server performance tuning: waits/Query Store analysis, index * & stats optimization, SARGability fixes, and parallelism tuning. * Monitors the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum * downtime; configures alerts and telemetry for proactive detection. * Interacts with project management and Agile development teams to develop * a strong understanding of project and database development objectives. * Participates in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different * team members to drive towards root cause identification and resolution. * Documents, tracks and escalates issues as appropriate. * Participates in Scrum teams in support of Agile projects; end-to-end * support for build, deployment, and operational activities. * Exercises considerable latitude, discretion, and independent judgment in * determining technical objectives of assignments. * Performs routine operations and maintenance including installations, * upgrades, patching, monitoring, auditing, and issue resolution. * Manages and prioritizes multiple, diverse tasks simultaneously. * Must be flexible, independent and self-motivated. * Work collaboratively to meet team goals/mission. * Provides after-hours or weekend maintenance as needed. * Perform other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [Database DevOps with Containers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/145-database-devops-with-containers) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Profiling Symfony & PHP apps with Blackfire](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/265-profiling-symfony-php-apps-with-blackfire) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Automated MS SQL Server database deployments with dacpacs and Azure DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/334-automated-ms-sql-server-database-deployments-with-dacpacs-and-azure-devops) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)