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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Boca Raton, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Governance, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Failover Clustering, Key Management, Log Shipping, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Query Optimization, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, System Availability, Database Optimization, Software Troubleshooting, Database Performance, HybridCloud, Data Management, Sql Tuning, Vmware
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ff67cdb7-9308-4f44-9bb1-33504b2f75b3

## About the Role

* 7+ years of database administration experience supporting enterprise SQL environments
 * Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration in production environments
 * Experience implementing and maintaining high-availability technologies, including Always On Availability Groups and failover clustering
 * Experience administering Azure SQL Database and/or Azure SQL Managed Instance environments
 * Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, disaster recovery, replication, log shipping, and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) concepts
 * Expertise in SQL performance tuning, indexing strategies, query optimization, execution plan analysis, and capacity planning
 * Proficiency with T-SQL and PowerShell scripting
 * Working knowledge of Windows Server environments and enterprise storage platforms
 * Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
 * Experience supporting SQL Server environments hosted on VMware
 * Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises database infrastructures
 * Familiarity with enterprise backup and recovery platforms, including application-aware database backup technologies

## Description

Kforce has a client seeking a Senior Database Administrator in Boca Raton, FL to serve as the lead administrator for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL database environments across both on-premises and cloud platforms., * Administer Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance environments, including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and maintenance

 * Design, implement, and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions utilizing Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, log shipping, and replication
 * Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and data protection strategies, including transaction log management, retention policies, and point-in-time recovery processes
 * Perform routine recovery validation and restore testing to ensure database recoverability and compliance with recovery objectives
 * Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and capacity planning
 * Manage database scalability across cloud and on-premises environments, including compute, memory, storage, and resource allocation optimization
 * Administer database security controls, including role-based access, encryption technologies, key management, and least-privilege access models
 * Support business continuity initiatives and disaster recovery planning for critical database systems
 * Conduct root cause analysis of performance issues and outages, implementing preventive and corrective actions
 * Support audit, compliance, and data governance requirements related to database security, retention, and recoverability
 * Automate administrative processes and reporting through PowerShell and T-SQL scripting
 * Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and recovery runbooks while serving as the escalation point for database-related issues


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