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# Sr. SQLServer DBA

- **Company:** RedSalsa Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Little Rock, AR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Server Applications, User Authentication, Backup Devices, Configuration Management, Profiling, Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Event Logging, Hard Disk Drives, Failover, File Server, Web Servers, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Online Transaction Processing, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, SAP Security, Service Pack, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), System Availability, Performance Monitor, Database Backup, Network Server, Sql Database Administration
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f59d53b3-5531-4b0a-a057-32db61f47fe9

## About the Role

MINIMUM: 4 Years Experience SQL Server 2022 (or later versions) database administration:

* Installing and upgrading SQL Servers, including applying service packs, cumulative updates
* Performing routine database maintenance
o Knowledge of SQL Server Agent and jobs
o Monitoring error logs and event logs for database errors and warnings

* SQL Server native tools and services
o SQL Server Profiler
o Index Tuning Advisor
o SQL Server Configuration Manager
o Extended Events
o Performance Monitor
o Dynamic Management View
o SQL Server Broker Service
o Linked Servers
o MSDTC
o SQL Server System Databases knowledge
o SQL Server Health Checks and Policies

* Managing SQL Server security and auditing
o User security
o Authentication methods
o SQL Server and database auditing
o Encryption at rest, transit, and backup

* Capacity Planning for storage and database objects
o Maintaining and managing SQL Server disk storage and experience with AWS storage systems to ensure storage is properly utilized
o Managing disk storage for Windows Failover Cluster Service (WFCS)

* Database backup and recovery
o Establishing standards and schedules for database backups
o Developing recovery procedures to meet RPO and RTO
o Restoring databases with point in time recovery

* Creating and testing Disaster Recovery plans
* Proficient in TSQL coding, tuning, and ETL methodologies
* SQL Server High Availability Methods
o Experience with VLDB
o Experience monitoring, supporting, troubleshooting high intense systems with both online transactions and batch transactions
o Always On and AWS HA Zones

Required: 3 Years Windows Server Administration experience:

* Building and maintaining Windows Servers and EC2 Instances
* Installing and managing end point protection
* Application Server, Web Server, File Server, and FTP Server configuration and maintenance
* Utilizing PowerShell for administration tasks
* Windows Failover Cluster configuration and maintenance
* Windows Server Roles and Features
* .NET Framework Components

## Description

Description : The SENIOR SQL Database Administrator will be responsible for providing reliable, cost-effective, & secure enterprise-wide support for business-critical production & non-production databases for the Arkansas Integrated Revenue System (AIRS)., SQL Database administration (see sub-bullets in JD) SQL Server 2016 or later