Hybrid SQL Server DBA — Performance & HA Expert

Cognizant; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a SQL Server DBA for a full-time opportunity in Des Moines, IA. The candidate will work out of the client’s office 3 days a week in a hybrid role with valid US work authorization. Cognizant will not offer visa sponsorship.

The role covers database administration, performance optimization, HA/DR, security, migration, and automation across multiple environments, with enterprise-grade platform exposure.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SQL Server DBA experience.
• Expertise with SQL Server 2016/2019/2022.
• Strong T-SQL development and query optimization.
• Experience with HA/DR and Always On.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Knowledge of Windows Server and infrastructure concepts.
• Cloud exposure to Azure/AWS SQL Server preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support SQL Server databases across Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments.
• Perform database code, schema, and object migrations following change management.
• Execute daily health checks, backups, job monitoring, and capacity reviews.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SQL Server instances.
• Design, architect, and implement scalable, secure SQL Server environments.
• Lead database migrations, cloud migrations, and automation tasks.
• Provide 24x7 production support and incident management.

Skills

SQL Server Administration

T-SQL Development

Performance Tuning

Index Optimization

Query Optimization

Database Design

Always On Availability Groups

Clustering

Replication

Log Shipping

Backup & Recovery

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

PowerShell

Azure SQL Database

Azure Managed Instance

AWS RDS SQL Server

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a SQL Server DBA for a full-time opportunity in Des Moines, IA. The candidate will work out of the client’s office 3 days a week in a hybrid role with valid US work authorization. Cognizant will not offer visa sponsorship.

The role covers database administration, performance optimization, HA/DR, security, migration, and automation across multiple environments, with enterprise-grade platform exposure.