SQL Database Administrator

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This role is for a SQL Database Administrator with a contract duration of 6-12 months, offering a pay rate of "unknown." Located in Plano, TX / McLean, VA (Hybrid), it requires over seven years of MS-SQL Server experience, strong performance tuning skills, and 24x7 on-call support.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 16, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
🏝️ - Location type
Hybrid
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Plano, TX
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Database Migration #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Database Performance #Ansible #Deployment #PostgreSQL #Monitoring #Sybase #Data Security #Data Analysis #NoSQL #Compliance #DBA (Database Administrator) #Migration #Shell Scripting #Databases #Scripting #Database Architecture #Database Maintenance #Security #Automation #Database Administration #SQL Server #Database Monitoring #Scala #Programming
Role description

Job Title: SQL Database Administrator

Duration: 6 - 12 Months (Possible for FTE)

Location: Plano, TX / McLean, VA (Hybrid, 3 Days/Week onsite from start of assignment)

Position overview:

   • Database engineering team looking for a skilled Database Admin to provide database production support in a fast-paced operations environment supporting business critical applications using backend MS-SQL database platforms.

   • As a MSSQL Database Engineer, play a critical role in ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of our databases and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, data analysts, and system administrators, to deliver efficient and reliable database solutions. Provide expertise in SQL programming, database architecture, and troubleshooting will be essential in optimizing database performance and resolving complex technical issues.

Required Skills:

   • More than seven years of experience working as a production support database administrator (DBA)

   • 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.

   • Understanding of industry standard High Availability and DR technologies

   • Experience with providing 24x7 production on-call support on rotation basis

   • Experience in ansible automation is preferable

   • Experience with data security and compliance with industry standards

   • Experience on other DB platforms Sybase or PostgreSQL and No-SQL like Mongo is preferable

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Recruiter Name: Dhruv Mehta

Designation: Sr. Recruiter

Job Id: 24834-1