Remote Senior SQL Server Cloud Lead

Peraton; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

HSA

Disability insurance

EAP

Parental Leave

401(k)

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Microsoft SQL Server Database Lead to design, implement, and support mission-critical database environments hosted on AWS EC2 and RDS. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet security, performance, and availability objectives.

The role requires 7+ years of production SQL Server DBA experience, expertise in Always On, AWS services, and automation. Remote work is supported with EST hours and 24x7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or HS diploma with 12+ years of experience.
• Minimum 7 years of production Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Experience with SQL Server 2019/2022 in virtualized and high-availability configurations.
• Strong knowledge of Always On Availability Groups, replication, log shipping, SQL Agent jobs, and maintenance plans.
• Experience with AWS RDS databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redshift).
• Strong PowerShell scripting skills for automation and administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, installation, configuration, and optimization of Microsoft SQL Server in AWS cloud infrastructures.
• Architect high availability and disaster recovery solutions (Always On, WSFC, replication, log shipping).
• Automate database functions and provide data migration solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions and present executive value.
• Mentor and review deliverables within the DBA team and enforce best practices.
• Implement database security controls and auditing per CIS, SCSEM, and federal requirements.
• Oversee vulnerability remediation using NESSUS findings and documentation.
• Manage encryption and key rotation using SQL Server TDE, TLS, and AWS KMS.
• Direct backup, restore, DR processes; verify and test backup strategies.
• Perform performance analysis, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring (Datadog).
• Coordinate patching, upgrades, maintenance windows, and certificate management.
• Tune advanced queries and analyze execution plans for performance gains.
• Support CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Liquibase integration.
• Automate tasks via PowerShell, AWS CLI, or Python.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

AWS Cloud

High Availability

Security & Compliance

PowerShell

Encryption (TDE)

CI/CD Automation

Monitoring (Datadog)

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

AWS EC2

AWS RDS

Datadog

GitLab

Liquibase

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Microsoft SQL Server Database Lead to design, implement, and support mission-critical database environments hosted on AWS EC2 and RDS. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet security, performance, and availability objectives.

The role requires 7+ years of production SQL Server DBA experience, expertise in Always On, AWS services, and automation. Remote work is supported with EST hours and 24x7 on-call rotation.