Azure SQL SME - Gov Cloud Migrations & Performance

i4DM

United States

Remote

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

i4DM is seeking an experienced Azure SQL DB SME to serve as the technical authority for design, deployment, security, and operation of Azure SQL database solutions supporting federal programs. The candidate will lead migrations, design scalable environments in Azure Government, and collaborate with developers, data engineers, and DevOps teams.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs, strong T-SQL, performance

Qualifications

7+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server database administration, development, or engineering.
3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database and/or Azure SQL Managed Instance in production environments.
Expert-level T-SQL skills, including query optimization, indexing, and database performance tuning.

Responsibilities

Advise on deployment options and purchasing models for Azure SQL environments.
Design, provision, and configure secure, scalable Azure SQL environments in Azure Government using IaC.
Lead database migrations from on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL.
Develop and optimize ETL processes to ingest data into Azure Data Lake, SQL, and Synapse.
Implement database security best practices, including Entra ID authentication and Key Vault.

Skills

Azure SQL

T-SQL

SQL Server

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Data Migration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Tools

SSMS

Azure CLI

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure Data Factory

Job description

The role requires deep hands-on expertise across Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs, strong T-SQL, performance

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