Remote MS SQL DBA – AWS Migration Lead

Cognizant; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced MS SQL Server DBA L3 to support large-scale migration of SQL Server environments from on-premises to AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL Server administration, cloud migration, performance tuning, high availability, and production support.

The role is open to remote candidates located in the US. The salary range for this role is between $110,000 to $140,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
• Experience migrating SQL Server workloads to AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of AWS EC2, EBS, VPC, and cloud-based SQL Server operations.
• Expertise in installation, configuration, patching, backup/recovery, and performance tuning.
• Experience with HA/DR technologies including Always On, WSFC, FCI, Replication, and Log Shipping.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end migration of SQL Server databases from on-premises to AWS (EC2).
• Assess environments, backups, HA/DR configurations, and migration readiness.
• Design and execute migration, cutover, validation, and rollback plans.
• Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server on AWS.
• Troubleshoot performance, availability, connectivity, backup, and security issues.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

AWS migration

Performance tuning

High availability

Production support

Troubleshooting

Education

8+ years experience

Tools

AWS EC2

EBS

VPC

Always On

Log Shipping

Failover Clustering

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced MS SQL Server DBA L3 to support large-scale migration of SQL Server environments from on-premises to AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SQL Server administration, cloud migration, performance tuning, high availability, and production support.

The role is open to remote candidates located in the US. The salary range for this role is between $110,000 to $140,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate.