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# SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA 4) - Contract - Columbus, OH

- **Company:** Genome International Corp
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,707.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Code Review, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Failover Clustering, Log Analysis, Log Shipping, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, SQL Server Integration Services, Transact-SQL, Cloud Monitoring, Performance Monitor, Redgate, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Key Vault
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/38043149-7a64-42cd-acdf-08f57719f025

## About the Role

* 5+ years hands-on enterprise MS SQL Server (on-prem and Azure)
 * - 5+ years performance tuning, security/RBAC, developer support and code review
 * - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
 * - SSMS, advanced T-SQL, SSIS/ETL, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Entra ID, Key Vault, Azure Backup, Redgate or similar
 * - Must pass a background/fingerprint check

## Description

* Install, configure, patch and upgrade enterprise SQL Server (on-prem and Azure)
 * - Performance monitoring and tuning: indexes, queries, blocking, deadlocks
 * - Backup/recovery and HA/DR: Always On, log shipping, failover clusters, replication
 * - Administer Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs; on-prem to Azure migrations
 * - Security and compliance with role-based access control (RBAC)
 * - Developer support and code review; T-SQL and PowerShell automation; documentation
 * - Tier III escalation, mentoring; possible 24/7 DR/incident-response duty