Senior MS SQL Database Administrator

Job Summary
Experienced Senior MS SQL Database Administrator administering, supporting, and optimizing SQL Server and cloud databases.

Key Responsibilities

·         Administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases

·         Monitor availability and performance

·         Troubleshoot database and application issues

·         Tune SQL queries and large databases

·         Install, upgrade, patch, and migrate SQL Server databases

·         Support database maintenance and improvements

Required Skills and Certification

·         6+ years of MS SQL Server database management

·         3+ years of SQL Server tuning

·         Experience upgrading tolling SQL databases

·         Experience resolving production deadlocks and blocking

·         Experience tuning very large databases (2 TB+)

·         Experience with SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, and Transact-SQL

·         Expertise installing, upgrading, patching, and migrating SQL Server databases

Preferred Skills and Certification

·         Experience with Azure Cloud, Snowflake, or Databricks

·         Knowledge of SQL Server 2019+

·         Relevant cloud certification

Scheduling

·         Interview: Webcam and in person

·         Location: Mechanicsville, VA