Database Administrator

LHH; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions in Nashville, TN is seeking a Database Administrator. The role focuses on monitoring database health, performance, and data migrations while supporting business systems and integrations. You will own the data side and help improve applications relying on data.

Type: Permanent/Direct Hire. Compensation varies by experience, with ranges for entry, mid, and senior levels. This position emphasizes reliability, security, and collaboration with vendors and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing and supporting SQL data environments.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience partnering across departments to enable technology solutions.
• Strong documentation of procedures and standards.
• Ability to analyze challenges and implement scalable fixes.
• Knowledge of data integrity, backups, and DR planning.

Responsibilities

• Administer data platforms, including SQL Servers, ensuring availability, security and reliability.
• Support and maintain integrated business applications, serving as liaison between vendors and stakeholders.
• Develop and optimize database objects, bulk data migration, indexing, automation, and data processes.
• Plan and execute data conversion, system migration, and information transfer across environments.
• Support applications by coding and implementing stored procedures.
• Monitor utilization and implement performance improvements for responsiveness and scalability.
• Investigate issues affecting applications and data environments, driving fixes.
• Maintain business continuity via backups, recovery testing and protection strategies.
• Coordinate connectivity and data exchange across apps, integrations, databases, and platforms.
• Administer collaboration platforms, including user provisioning and ongoing platform support.

Skills

SQL Server

Data migration

Performance tuning

Technical documentation

Stakeholder communication

System integration

Tools

SharePoint

.NET web applications

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Database Administrator in Nashville, TN. This role is responsible for monitoring database health and performance, as well as managing data migrations and upgrades. Responsibilities will be a blend of database administration, application support, systems integration and business systems engineering. This role owns the data side, while maintaining and improving applications that rely on the data.

Type: Permanent/Direct Hire

Compensation will vary upon experience:

• Entry: $65,000 - $75,000
• Mid: $80,000 - $95,000
• Senior: $100,000-$115,000 (flexible)

Job Description:

• Administer data platforms, including SQL Servers and ensure availability, security, and operational reliability across business-critical systems.
• Support and maintain integrated business applications, serving as a technical liaison between software vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and enhance database objects, bulk data migration, index performance, automation routines, and backend data processes to support operational and reporting initiatives.
• Plan and execute data conversion, system migration, and information transfer projects across multiple environments.
• Support applications by coding and implementing stored procedures
• Monitor system utilization and implement performance enhancements to improve application responsiveness and scalability.
• Investigate technical issues impacting applications and data environments, driving resolution through analysis and corrective action plans.
• Maintain business continuity through backup validation, recovery testing, and ongoing database protection strategies.
• Coordinate connectivity and data exchange between web-based applications, integrations, databases, and supporting technologies.
• Administer collaboration and content management platforms, including user provisioning, configuration, and ongoing platform support.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting SQL data environments, business applications, and web-based technology platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven success partnering across departments to deliver technology solutions and support business objectives.
• Strong aptitude for creating and maintaining technical documentation, system procedures, and operational standards.
• Experience analyzing complex technical challenges and implementing practical, scalable solutions.
• Working knowledge of database administration, application support, and system integration best practices.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and support requests in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on system reliability, data integrity, and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated knowledge of corporate intranet sites, self-service portals and customer-facing web portals
• Demonstrated knowledge of SharePoint sites and .NET web applications