Expert-Level SQL Server Database Administrator

GlobalPoint; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

GlobalPoint seeks a SQL Server High Availability & Disaster Recovery Specialist for an onsite contract in Richmond, VA. The role demands 4+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience and expertise in Always On, backup/DR, and enterprise-scale performance tuning.

You will maintain uptime, ensure rapid recovery readiness, optimize complex queries, and support production systems in a high-demand environment, including on-call support when required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on SQL Server DBA experience.
• Experience with SQL Server 2022+ administration.
• Proficient in Always On high-availability technologies.
• Backup, restore, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery.
• RPO/RTO planning and recovery testing.
• Advanced T-SQL, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Windows Failover Clustering.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in enterprise database environments.

Responsibilities

• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot SQL Server Always On availability solutions.
• Design and maintain backup, restoration, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Develop recovery procedures that meet defined RPO and RTO requirements.
• Perform point-in-time database recovery and validate backup integrity.
• Create, document, test, and maintain disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor database health, capacity, storage utilization, and performance.
• Optimize T-SQL queries, indexes, and database workloads.
• Support very large databases (VLDBs) and high-volume environments.
• Troubleshoot SQL Server and Windows Failover Cluster issues.
• Support high-availability architectures across AWS environments.
• Implement database security, encryption, auditing, and best practices.
• Participate in incident resolution and production support, including on-call.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

SQL Server 2022+

Always On High Availability

Backup & DR

RPO/RTO planning

T-SQL optimization

Windows Failover Clustering

Enterprise troubleshooting

Tools

SQL Server Tools

Windows Server

Job description

We're Hiring: SQL Server High Availability & Disaster Recovery Specialist

Location: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Extension: Possible

Experience: 4+ years of SQL Server DBA experience

We are seeking a database specialist with strong hands‑on experience in SQL Server high availability, disaster recovery, enterprise performance tuning, and large‑scale database operations.

This role focuses on maintaining database uptime, minimizing data loss, improving recovery readiness, and supporting business‑critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot SQL Server Always On availability solutions.
• Design and maintain database backup, restoration, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Develop recovery procedures that meet defined RPO and RTO requirements.
• Perform point‑in‑time database recovery and validate backup integrity.
• Create, document, test, and maintain disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor database health, capacity, storage utilization, and performance.
• Optimize T‑SQL queries, indexes, and database workloads.
• Support very large databases (VLDBs) and high-volume transactional and batch-processing environments.
• Troubleshoot SQL Server and Windows Failover Cluster issues.
• Support high‑availability architectures across AWS environments.
• Implement database security, encryption, auditing, and operational best practices.
• Participate in incident resolution and production support, including on‑call support when required.

Required Skills

• Minimum 4 years of hands‑on SQL Server DBA experience.
• SQL Server 2022 or later administration.
• SQL Server Always On and high‑availability technologies.
• Backup, restore, point‑in‑time recovery, and disaster recovery.
• RPO/RTO planning and recovery testing.
• Advanced T‑SQL, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with Windows Failover Clustering.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in enterprise database environments.

Preferred Skills

• AWS high‑availability architecture and cloud storage.
• Windows Server administration and PowerShell.
• Enterprise security standards, including PUB 1075, FIPS, and PII.
• FAST GenTax/DS‑VS architecture and application maintenance.
• Experience supporting critical production systems and 24‑hour operations.

Work Requirements:

Onsite work only. Onsite interviews only.

Candidates must have recent, practical experience implementing and supporting database high‑availability and recovery solutions.