SQL DBA - Database Assessment & Modernization

Lorven Technologies Inc
Dallas, TX, United States
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$60,000.0 - $135,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Query Performance User Authentication Information Systems Databases Database Security Disaster Recovery Failover Clustering Log Shipping Microsoft SQL Server SQL Azure Sqlprofiler SQL Databases
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Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in SQL Server Database Administration.
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014/2016/2019/2022.
  • Hands-on experience with SQL Server installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and administration.
  • Strong experience conducting SQL Server database assessments, health checks, inventory reviews, and environment analysis.
  • Expertise in database performance tuning, including query performance, execution plans, indexing, wait statistics, blocking, deadlocks, and resource utilization.
  • Strong experience with Always On Availability Groups, Log Shipping, Replication, Failover Clustering, and HA/DR strategies.
  • Experience assessing backup, recovery, disaster recovery, RTO/RPO, and recovery testing.
  • Strong understanding of database security, access controls, authentication, encryption, auditing, and monitoring.
  • Hands-on experience with SQL Agent, database maintenance jobs, DBCC/consistency checks, and capacity management.
  • Experience with DMVs, Extended Events, SQL Profiler, Performance Monitor, and SQL diagnostic tools.
  • Experience with SQL Server migration and modernization, including DMA, SSMA, Azure Database Migration Service, or similar tools.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and customer-facing communication skills.
  • Experience working with stakeholders to identify database risks, dependencies, modernization opportunities, and migration readiness.

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