Azure Database Administrator – Cloud, On‑Prem, Security

Hatchit; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Health insurance

Education reimbursement

Life insurance

Paid time off

Onsite gym

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Hatchit, in partnership with Expression, seeks an experienced Database Administrator to design, implement, secure, and optimize Azure-based database solutions for NTIA’s ISCOM Division, focusing on Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Managed Instance across on‑prem and cloud. You will monitor performance, implement backups and DR, enforce security/compliance, and collaborate with DevOps to automate deployments via CI/CD pipelines.

This onsite Washington, DC role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IS/Engineering.
• 4+ years in database engineering or cloud data solutions.
• Expert Azure DB services experience (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB).
• Proficiency in T-SQL, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• Strong understanding of Azure PaaS/IaaS offerings.
• Experience with performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
• Experience implementing database security, auditing, encryption and compliance controls.
• Hands-on backup, restore, disaster recovery, and high availability.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage highly available Azure database solutions.
• Monitor performance and optimize queries, indexing, and storage.
• Develop and implement backup, DR, and high-availability strategies.
• Enforce database security, auditing and compliance controls.
• Leverage Azure monitoring tools for proactive performance tuning.
• Collaborate with DevOps to integrate DB services into CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues and bottlenecks.
• Provide standards and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Azure DB services

Performance tuning

CI/CD collaboration

Automation scripting

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Azure SQL Database

Cosmos DB

Azure Managed Instance

PowerShell

Azure CLI

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Hatchit, in partnership with Expression, seeks an experienced Database Administrator to design, implement, secure, and optimize Azure-based database solutions for NTIA’s ISCOM Division, focusing on Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Managed Instance across on‑prem and cloud. You will monitor performance, implement backups and DR, enforce security/compliance, and collaborate with DevOps to automate deployments via CI/CD pipelines.

This onsite Washington, DC role requires U.S.