Remote Cloud SQL Server Lead – AWS, HA/DR Expert

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Microsoft SQL Server Database Lead to design, implement, and support mission-critical databases on AWS EC2 and RDS. You will mentor junior staff, engage stakeholders, and ensure security and uptime for a large government program. Remote-based with EST hours.

The role requires deep expertise in Always On, DR, encryption, and CI/CD integration, plus strong automation skills using PowerShell or Python. Eligible for national remote work within the US.

Qualifications

• US citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent
• Minimum 7 years of production MS SQL Server DBA experience
• Experience with SQL Server 2019/2022 in HA configurations
• AWS RDS databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redshift
• Proficient in SQL Server performance tuning and DMVs
• Strong AWS concepts: VPC, IAM, CloudWatch/Trail/SSM, KMS
• Experience with PowerShell scripting for automation

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, installation, configuration, and optimization of SQL Server in AWS-cloud infrastructure
• Architect high availability and disaster recovery solutions (Always On, clustering, log shipping)
• Automate database functions and support data migration initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver value and outcomes
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the DBA team
• Develop and maintain database security controls and auditing per CIS/SCSEM and compliance
• Manage vulnerability remediation and apply fixes from scans
• Implement encryption and key management using SQL Server TDE, TLS, AWS KMS
• Oversee backup/restore and DR verification/testing
• Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning with Datadog
• Coordinate patching/maintenance windows and certificate mgmt
• Tune complex queries and execution plans for performance
• Support CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Liquibase
• Automate ops tasks with PowerShell, AWS CLI or Python
• Ensure runbooks and change-management procedures
• Collaborate with security and infra teams to meet requirements
• Participate in design reviews and architectural guidance
• Lead incident resolution and root-cause analysis
• Engage vendors for escalated issues
• Review and implement change requests
• Maintain comprehensive docs of configurations and procedures

Skills

SQL Server DBA

Always On Availability Groups

AWS RDS

PowerShell

Python

Security and Compliance

CI/CD

Performance Tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

AWS EC2

Windows Server

GitLab

Liquibase

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Microsoft SQL Server Database Lead to design, implement, and support mission-critical databases on AWS EC2 and RDS. You will mentor junior staff, engage stakeholders, and ensure security and uptime for a large government program. Remote-based with EST hours.

The role requires deep expertise in Always On, DR, encryption, and CI/CD integration, plus strong automation skills using PowerShell or Python. Eligible for national remote work within the US.