Remote SQL Server DBA – AWS Migration & HA Specialist

Cognizant; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; 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 candidate will have deep expertise in SQL Server administration, cloud migration, performance tuning, high availability, and production support.

The role requires authorization to work in the US without visa sponsorship, with responsibilities spanning migration design, implementation, and stabilization activities across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience.
• Strong experience with SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022.
• Proven experience migrating SQL Server workloads from on-premises to AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Amazon EC2, EBS, VPC, Security Groups, and cloud-based SQL Server operations.
• Expertise in SQL Server installation, configuration, patching, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with High Availability and Disaster Recovery technologies including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, FCI, Replication, Log Shipping, Mirroring.
• Experience migrating SQL Server dependencies including Linked Servers, SQL Agent Jobs, SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end migration of Microsoft SQL Server databases from on-premises to AWS (primarily SQL Server on Amazon EC2).
• Assess existing SQL Server environments, dependencies, backups, HA/DR configurations, and migration readiness.
• Design and execute migration, cutover, validation, and rollback plans.
• Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server environments on AWS.
• Perform database migrations using Backup/Restore, Log Shipping, Replication, Always On, and other migration approaches.
• Support cutover activities and post-migration stabilization (hypercare).
• Troubleshoot database performance, availability, connectivity, backup, and security issues.
• Create migration runbooks, SOPs, validation checklists, and operational documentation.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, infrastructure, security, and business teams throughout the migration lifecycle.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

AWS Cloud Migration

Always On/HA

Performance Tuning

Backup/Recovery

Windows Server

SQL Server 2012-2022

Tools

EC2

EBS

VPC

SSIS/SSRS/SSAS

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 candidate will have deep expertise in SQL Server administration, cloud migration, performance tuning, high availability, and production support.

The role requires authorization to work in the US without visa sponsorship, with responsibilities spanning migration design, implementation, and stabilization activities across multiple teams.