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# SQL Database Administrator

- **Company:** Octans Group Llc
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Software, Databases, Database Schema, Database Security, Microsoft SQL Server, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Query Optimization, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Enterprise Software Applications, System Availability, Database Performance, Indexer, Database Migration
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8fa80042-6625-4419-add2-cfec8227a33e

## About the Role

* Strong Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
 * Expertise in performance tuning, indexing, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
 * Experience with backup/recovery, replication, and high availability.
 * Knowledge of database security, monitoring, and capacity planning.
 * Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise applications.
 * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred:

 * Database migration and modernization experience.
 * Storage/infrastructure integration experience.
 * Automation using PowerShell and T-SQL.

## Description

Seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator to manage, maintain, secure, and optimize enterprise Microsoft SQL Server databases supporting critical business applications., * Administer and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases.

 * Monitor database performance, availability, capacity, and storage.
 * Perform backups, restores, maintenance, and disaster recovery testing.
 * Troubleshoot blocking, deadlocks, performance issues, and production incidents.
 * Support database upgrades, migrations, patching, and deployments.
 * Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects.
 * Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and development teams.


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