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# Database Administrator 2

- **Company:** Stellar Professionals
- **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Backup Devices, Databases, System Configuration, Data Recovery, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Operational Databases, Oracle Databases, SQL Databases, System Testing, Database Migration
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/699500bb-74ad-4438-aff4-8566dae3d148

## About the Role

* Production Database Administration: 5+ years of experience administering and managing production Microsoft SQL Server environments.
 * Troubleshooting & Support: 5+ years of experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving complex database incidents and performance issues.
 * Backup, Recovery & Monitoring: 5+ years of experience managing database backups, restores, disaster recovery operations, and monitoring.
 * System Lifecycle Management: 5+ years of experience designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining database architecture and systems.
 * Security & Access Governance: 5+ years reviewing database security models, permissions, and administrative access controls.
 * Documentation & Communication: 5+ years maintaining project documentation and communicating effectively in team and customer-facing settings.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Exposure to or basic experience supporting Oracle database environments.
 * Hands-on experience with SQL Max platform hardware solutions.

## Description

We are seeking a Database Administrator 2 to assist with database migration initiatives and handle day-to-day operational support for an enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environment. The ideal candidate will handle break/fix incidents, database maintenance, and validation tasks to support ongoing hardware migration projects., * Platform Migration & Validation: Support the migration of SQL Server databases from end-of-life hardware to a new hosted platform, including post-migration system validation.

 * Incident Response & Support: Manage daily break/fix incident response, troubleshooting, and maintenance across Microsoft SQL Server versions (2008 through 2019).
 * Backup & Recovery: Perform database backups, restores, recovery procedures, and routine updates to ensure continuous production database availability.
 * Security & Administration: Conduct database access security assessments, review administrative permissions, and maintain configuration documentation.


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