Information Technology - SQL Server Database Administrator 130

The SQL Server Database Administrator is responsible for managing, securing, optimizing and modernizing a hybrid Microsoft data platform. This role supports SQL Server running on virtual machines, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure SQL Database., * Administer SQL Server environments hosted on virtual machines, Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure SQL Database across production and nonproduction workloads.

• Install, configure, patch, upgrade and maintain SQL Server instances and related database services.
• Design, implement, test and document backup; restore, high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions aligned with business recovery objectives.
• Monitor database health, capacity, availability, and performance; troubleshoot blocking, deadlocks, query regressions, resource contention and connectivity issues.
• Optimize queries, indexes, statistics, execution plans, storage, compute and service tiers to improve performance and control cost.
• Implement database security controls, including least-privilege access, role-based permissions, encryption, auditing, vulnerability remediation and secrets management.
• Automate recurring administration, monitoring, deployment and maintenance tasks using T-SQL, PowerShell, Azure Automation or equivalent tools.
• Plan and execute database migrations and modernization initiatives among SQL Server on Azure virtual machines, Azure SQL Managed Instance and Azure SQL Database.
• Partner with application, cloud infrastructure, security, data governance, data engineering and business intelligence teams on solution design, release planning, incident response and capacity forecasting.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, architecture diagrams, standards and change records; participate in an on-call support rotation as required.
• Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned.

• Working knowledge of SQL Server 2025 AI features including semantic search, RAG, NLP and SSMS CoPilot.
• Demonstrated knowledge with SQL Server on virtual machines, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure SQL Database.
• Advanced proficiency in T-SQL, database performance tuning, indexing, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, security, monitoring, capacity management and maintenance of SQL Server and related services in virtual machine environments.
• Ability to support business-critical production databases and leading complex incident troubleshooting through resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound change-management practices, and the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Successful completion of Health Care Sanctions background check.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, business information systems.
• A current Azure Database Administrator Associate certification.
• A minimum of seven years of professional database administration experience in enterprise environments.
• A minimum of three years of hands-on experience administering SQL Server data platforms in Microsoft Azure.
• Experience operating and supporting data integration solutions with Azure Data Factory preferred.
• Experience with Azure Synapse Analytics, including dedicated or serverless SQL workloads preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, lakehouses and Fabric Data Warehouse preferred.
• Experience administering Power BI environments, including gateways, semantic models, refresh schedules, access controls, capacity, monitoring and governance preferred.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, source control, CI/CD pipelines and automated database deployment practices preferred.
• Experience supporting regulated, security-sensitive, or highly available enterprise environments and industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services or Oil and Gas preferred.
• Experience with other RDBMS platforms such as Oracle, PostgreSQL or MongoDB preferred.