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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Information Technology - SQL Server Database Administrator 130 - **Company:** CommunityCare View all jobs - **Location:** Tulsa, OK, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Database Development, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Key Management, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Data Access Components, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, MongoDB, Oracle (Applications), Windows PowerShell, Power BI, Search Technologies, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Virtual Machines, Software Vulnerability Management, Azure Automation, Azure Data Factory, System Availability, Database Optimization, Indexer, Database Migration, Microsoft Fabric, Information Technology, Data Management, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Azure Synapse Analytics, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us1f93054a66f7b44911b2d339222a9b03/eaa ## About the Role * 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. ## Description The SQL Server Database Administrator is responsible for managing, securing, optimizing and modernizing a hybrid Microsoft data platform. 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