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# SQL Database Administrator

- **Company:** Stellar Professionals
- **Location:** Lansing, MI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Data Infrastructure, Data Masking, Github, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Management of Software Versions, Backup and Restore, Cloud Platform System, Amazon Relational Database Service, Performance Monitor, Redgate, Cloud Migration
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3f0e0129-8bcc-4319-bcb1-f110a181fecc

## About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator to manage, secure, and optimize our physical, virtual, and cloud-native database environments. If you thrive in hybrid environments, love automation, and excel at performance tuning, we want to hear from you!, * Database Infrastructure & Recovery (3 5 Years) * Implement native, cloud-native, and hybrid cross-site backup and recovery strategies.

 + Install and configure SQL Server on physical hardware, VMs, and cloud IaaS.
 * Security & Compliance (3 5 Years) * Enforce data masking, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and Row-Level Security (RLS).
 * Performance Tuning & Maintenance (3 5 Years) * Identify bottlenecks, rewrite T-SQL, and resolve locking/blocking issues.
 + Manage automated indexing, statistics, and integrity checks across fragmented systems.
 * Automation & Cloud Metrics (2 3 Years) * Automate environments using PowerShell, dbatools, and Cloud CLIs.
 + Monitor performance metrics across physical servers, IaaS VMs, and PaaS endpoints (Azure SQL / Managed Instances or AWS RDS).
 + Manage connectivity between on-premises and cloud systems.

Bonus Skills (Preferred)

 * Experience with Cloud Migration tools (Azure DMS / AWS SMS).
 * Database CI/CD versioning via Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions using Flyway or Redgate.



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