Senior Database Engineer

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This role is for a Senior Database Engineer on a contract-to-hire basis, requiring over seven years of experience in MSSQL, database administration, and performance tuning. The position is hybrid, with onsite work required Tuesday to Thursday, offering a competitive pay rate.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 4, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Hybrid
📄 - Contract type
W2 Contractor
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
McLean, VA
🧠 - Skills detailed
#MongoDB #Database Security #Deployment #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Vulnerability Management #Database Performance #Scripting #Oracle #SQL Server #Databases #Database Monitoring #Database Administration #Monitoring #Migration #Database Migration #Shell Scripting #Database Maintenance #Cloud #Sybase #Security
Role description

Job Description:

   • The team supports both cloud architecture and on prem. The team is actively involved in product certifications, solutioning, migration solutioning support etc.

   • Production support will not be required for this role.

   • There are currently a total of 1000 servers that the team supports, both in prod and non-prod environments. Experience in a similar environment may be a deciding factor for the candidate’s suitability for the role.

   • The candidate must have SME level experience in MSSQL. Candidate who has experience in MSSQL (ver.2019), SQL Server, performance tuning, performance monitoring, PowerShell scripting, product certifications (for new releases), database security (remediations, vulnerability management) etc..

   • Experience in other databases are preferred. Some of the other databases the Client frequently uses are Sybase, DB2, Oracle, MongoDB etc.

Required Skills and Qualifications

   • :More than seven years of experience working as a database engineer

   • .Strong database administration experience on MS-SQL Server

   • .Experience in installation, configuration and migration with MS-SQL database platforms

   • .Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes

   • .Strong database performance tuning skills - query optimization and server tuning with MSSQL platforms

   • .Possesses deep understanding of MSSQL internals and Optimizer functioning and ability to apply the skills to trouble-shoot real time production issues

   • .Provide deployment support for database objects in production and test environment

   • .Extremely comfortably in power shell scripting with prior experience in writing and maintaining complex scripts to perform database maintenance

   • .Experience in migrating SQL platform to industry standard versions

   • .Execute large database migration projects independently

   • .Experience with standard database monitoring

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This is a contract to hire position open to W2 candidates only. Its a hybrid role and onsite work required on Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursday

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