Tier One Technologies is seeking a SQL Database Administrator with production environments experience to support our US Government client.
This is going to be a 100% remote position.
SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.
Responsibilities
Perform planning, development, implementation, maintenance and support client centralized organization for total support of the database environment. This includes executing national production applications on the Client' large, complex and widely distributed Microsoft NT operating system environment and Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure throughout the United States.
Develop and maintain the project plans in accordance with Clients standards. Weekly status reporting will be required.
Develop standards and procedures, both operational and functional.
Perform other duties in support of the organizations mission as directed by FCSC/DSS management.
Interact with other client organizations and individuals, such as developers and end users, in order to understand applications and resolve problems.
Support different shifts to enable 24x7 support; may be required to carry a pager and be on call and be required to work varied schedules required by large, diverse and complex client production environment. Travel may be required.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or associated discipline preferred
8+ years of experience as a SQL Server DBA in production environments.
Proficiency in SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 (T-SQL, SSMS, Agent Jobs, Maintenance Plans).
Experience with backup and restore strategies, including full, differential, and transaction log backups.
Strong understanding of database recovery models and point-in-time recovery.
Ability to create and maintain database documentation and operational runbooks
Disaster Recovery & High Availability:
Hands-on experience with Always On Availability Groups and/or SQL Server Failover Clustering
Knowledge of Log Shipping and Database Mirroring
Familiarity with backup encryption and offsite retention strategies
Participated in and supported DR drills and contingency planning
SQL Monitoring & Performance Tuning:
Skilled in performance troubleshooting using SQL Profiler, Extended Events, and DMVs
Ability to identify and resolve deadlocks, blocking, and slow-running queries
Experience tuning indexes, reviewing execution plans, and maintaining stats
