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# SQL DBA

- **Company:** Prism, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Database Schema, Failover, Monitoring of Systems, Microsoft SQL Server, Operational Databases, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Service Pack, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, SQL Server Agent, Alwayson, Delivery Pipeline, Database Performance, SolarWinds (Software), Database Mirroring
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9089961/sql-dba

## About the Role

* 7-10 years of experience

## Description

+ Monitor database health using native tools and third-party monitoring software to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
 + Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and indexes to ensure maximum system throughput and efficiency.
 + Manage server resources by configuring CPU, memory, and disk I/O parameters for optimal database performance.
 * SQL Database Security & Compliance
 + Manage user access by implementing strict role-based access control (RBAC) and managing server permissions.
 + Audit database systems regularly to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and data privacy regulations.
 + Apply security patches, service packs, and cumulative updates to mitigate vulnerabilities.
 * SQL High Availability & Disaster Recovery:
 + Maintain backup strategies including full, differential, and transaction log backups, ensuring regular recovery testing.
 + Configure high availability solutions using SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances (FCI), or database mirroring.
 + Develop DR plans to guarantee business continuity and minimize Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
 * SQL Operations & Maintenance
 + Automate routine tasks such as database maintenance plans, index rebuilds, and statistics updates using SQL Server Agent jobs or PowerShell.
 + Support deployment pipelines by reviewing, testing, and executing database schema changes and migrations
 + Provide on-call support for critical production database incidents and troubleshooting.
 * Open to learning SolarWinds


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