Senior SQL Database Administrators

Adelphi Workforce is seeking two experienced Senior SQL Database Administrators. These professionals will provide reliable, secure, and cost-effective administration of business-critical production and non-production databases.

Assignment Details

• Contract Duration: November 16, 2026-June 30, 2027, with potential for extension.

• Schedule: Eight hours per day, five days per week. Specific working hours will be confirmed.

• Additional Support: Availability to provide 24-hour support is required. Specific arrangements will be confirmed., * Install, upgrade, configure, and maintain SQL Server environments, including service packs and cumulative updates.

• Perform routine database maintenance, manage SQL Server Agent jobs, and monitor error and event logs.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance in high-volume environments supporting online and batch transactions.

• Administer database security, authentication, user access, auditing, and encryption for data at rest, data in transit, and backups.

• Plan database capacity and manage SQL Server disk storage, AWS storage, and Windows Failover Cluster storage.

• Establish backup standards and schedules, perform point-in-time recovery, and develop recovery procedures that meet recovery point and recovery time objectives.

• Develop and test disaster recovery plans and support high-availability solutions, including Always On and AWS Availability Zones.

• Develop and optimize T-SQL code and support extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes.

• Build and maintain Windows Servers and AWS EC2 instances, configure server roles and services, and automate administrative tasks using PowerShell.

• Maintain endpoint protection, Windows Failover Clusters, and application, web, file, and FTP servers.

• At least 4 years of senior SQL Database Administrator experience, including recent hands-on experience across all aspects of SQL database administration.

• At least four years of SQL Server database administration experience.

• At least three years of Windows Server administration experience.

• Experience with the following SQL Server tools, services, and components:

o SQL Server Profiler and Index Tuning Advisor.

o SQL Server Configuration Manager.

o Extended Events, Performance Monitor, and Dynamic Management Views.

o Service Broker, Linked Servers, and Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC).

o System databases, database health checks, and policies.

• Experience with database security, auditing, encryption, capacity planning, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery.

• Proficiency in T-SQL development, performance tuning, and ETL methodologies.

• Experience supporting very large databases and high-availability environments.

• Experience with Windows Server, AWS EC2, PowerShell, Windows Failover Clusters, and .NET Framework components.

• Ability to attend an onsite interview and work onsite from the first day of the assignment. Nonlocal candidates must be willing to relocate.

• Availability to provide 24-hour support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FAST GenTax/DS-VS architecture and application maintenance.

• Familiarity with security standards and requirements involving PUB1075, FIPS, and personally identifiable information (PII).

• Knowledge of cloud computing, cloud storage, and backup and restore mechanisms.

• Experience with firewall administration and maintenance.

• Knowledge of Active Directory, including Group Policy Objects (GPO), Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN), DNS Server, and Service Principal Names (SPN).

• Experience troubleshooting email, SMTP, and proxy servers.

• Experience developing and supporting web services.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Screening and Compliance Requirements

• Arkansas Police background check required.