Database Administrator -Azure,SQL

Novalink Solutions; Town of Lansing (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Solutions in Lansing, NY, seeks a seasoned Database Administrator 4 to lead SQL Server data environments, support CEPI SLDS modernization, and ensure data integrity across development, QA, pre-release, and production streams.

You will act as SME for CEPI SLDS warehouse, design data models, manage ETL pipelines, monitor performance, and coordinate changes while enforcing security and disaster recovery procedures.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in the field.
• 8-10+ years of experience with TSQL.
• 6-8+ years of experience with ETL development.
• 5+ years of experience with PowerShell.
• 5+ years of experience with Azure DevOps.
• 5+ years of experience with Scrum.
• Experience with Azure Database services.
• Experience with SQL Data Modeling/structure.
• Experience with Extensive ETL development experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and expands data pipelines with ETL activities and data analysis.
• Maintains data dictionaries, database models, and performance tuning.
• Defines database objects using DDL and manages access via DCL.
• Creates production databases and monitors performance using database tools.
• Evaluates user requests for new data elements and ensures data integrity.
• Supports disaster recovery procedures and security standards.

Skills

Azure Database services

SQL Data Modeling/structure

Extensive ETL development

T-SQL

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Job description

Lansing, United States

• Actual Job Title Database Administrator 4
• Job Type FT Contract
• Contract duration 1 year
• Date Opened 11/04/2026
• Target Date 11/06/2026
• City Lansing
• Country United States
• Number of Positions 1

Job Description

Top Skills & Years of Experience (at least 3-5):

• 12+ years of experience
• SQL Data Modeling/Structure

Clear and concise written and verbal communication is crucial to success and productivity in this role

Job Description:

This position supports the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) database environment primary for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) modernization with the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS).

The database environment includes:

• Multiple Collection Environments (Development, Quality Assurance/Testing, Pre-Release, and Production)

This position is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the CEPI SLDS data warehouse and requires considerable independent judgment directing and coordinating the appropriate data administration and management methods, practices, procedures and tools, to complete the required assignments. Expertise is required in Microsoft SQL Server database support, and professional knowledge on CEDS standard.

This position is heavily involved with strategic and tactical information design, the analysis of business areas, security, and data modeling to meet data collection needs and the transition of ETL process from on premise to cloud servers. Responsibility includes the identification, analysis, categorizing, synthesis, design, and productive use of business information. In addition, this position is responsible for enforcing/ensuring that the architectural frameworks are properly implemented and enforced, monitoring and upgrading the server infrastructure that supports the database environment.

Roles and responsibilities:

1. Designs, implements, and continuously expands/maintains data pipelines by performing extraction, transformation, and loading activities. Responsible for data preparation jobs, data analysis and data reporting. Performs technical troubleshooting, root cause analysis and provides technical expertise for ETL jobs. Collaborates with developers. business and other team members to design and deliver correct high-quality data and to provide advice and support.
2. Responsible for data analysis and database management. Involved in maintenance, enhancement, designing of data dictionaries, physical and logical database models, and performance tuning. Knowledge of the utilities and production tools used for data storage management to support the Application Team. Coordinates physical changes to computer databases; codes, tests, and implements physical database, applying knowledge of data base management system.
3. Establishes physical database parameters. Uses structured query language (SQL) to define database objects using database definition language (DDL) and control access to database objects using data control language (DCL). Tests and corrects errors and refines changes to database.
4. Enters SQL to create production data base. Uses database utility programs and 3rd party utilities to monitor database performance, such as distribution of records and amount of available memory. Directs programmers and analysts to make changes to data base management system. Reviews and corrects programs. Answers user questions. Confers with coworkers to determine impact of data base changes on other systems.
5. Evaluates users' requests for new data elements and systems, incorporates them into the existing shared data environment, and provides technical assistance. Coordinates the use of data to ensure data integrity and control redundancy, loads databases, and reorganizes as needed. Performs data modeling and prototyping. Responsible for the development of ETLs. Performs logical and physical data modeling, designs relational database models, and creates physical data models from logical data models. Performs security recovery procedures.
6. Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures within established procedures. Assists with determining, implementing, and enhancing standards on database security and with monitoring agency disaster recovery procedures and systems.

Top 3 skills needed: Azure Database services, SQL Data Modeling/structure, Extensive ETL development experience.

Minimum Years of experience in the field required: 12 years

Required / Must Have

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience in the field
• 8-10+ years of experience with TSQL
• 6-8+ years of experience with ETL development
• 5+ years of experience with PowerShell
• 5+ years of experience with Azure DevOps
• 5+ years of experience with Scrum
• Experience with Azure Database services
• Experience with SQL Data Modeling/structure
• Experience with Extensive ETL development experience