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# SQL Server Database Administrator - High Availability & Performance

- **Company:** Seneca Resources
- **Location:** Mundelein, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Business Software, Databases, Database Schema, Disaster Recovery, Failover Clustering, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Query Optimization, Power BI, Software Deployment, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, Systems Integration, Transact-SQL, System Availability, Indexer, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/d2ea88b7-fda1-424b-aa1b-52eeb8ab9fe4/sql-server-database-administrator-high-availability-performance

## About the Role

The ideal candidate combines strong production DBA experience with automation and development capabilities and can work effectively across database, application, infrastructure, development, and business teams., * Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2019, and/or 2022 in enterprise production environments.
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 * Advanced experience with SQL Server performance tuning, indexing, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
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 * Hands-on experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Failover Clustering.
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 * Strong knowledge of backup, restore, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies.
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 * Strong T-SQL development experience, including queries, stored procedures, and database objects.
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 * Experience with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
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 * Experience with SQL Server security, permissions, auditing, monitoring, and capacity planning.
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 * Hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting and Python programming.
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 * Experience supporting SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI integrations.
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 * Experience with Azure DevOps.
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 * Working knowledge of Windows Server administration.
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 * Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise databases and applications.
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 * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
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 * Ability to collaborate effectively with infrastructure, application, development, and business teams.
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## Description

Our Fortune 500 client located in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Server Database Administrator to administer, optimize, secure, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments powering mission-critical business applications., This is a hands-on database engineering and administration role requiring deep expertise in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022, performance tuning, Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, backup/recovery, T-SQL, PowerShell, SSIS, SSRS, and Windows Server. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining database availability and performance while troubleshooting complex production issues, supporting application deployments, and contributing to database modernization and infrastructure initiatives., * Administer, maintain, monitor, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 environments.
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 * Monitor database availability, health, capacity, storage utilization, and overall performance.
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 * Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain SQL Server environments.