Remote SQL Server DBA — HA/DR & Azure Expert

Cognizant; Dallas (TX); À distance; USD 99 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Résumé du poste

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to join our enterprise infrastructure team. You will manage, optimize, and secure large-scale Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-prem and Azure.

The role emphasizes HA/DR, performance tuning, automation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role offers a remote USA work model with competitive salary and eligibility for Cognizant’s annual incentive program.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience.
• SQL Server 2012/2014/2016/2017/2019+
• HA/DR technologies (Always On, Clustering, Replication, Mirroring, Log Shipping)
• Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
• Backup & Recovery Administration
• T-SQL Development and Troubleshooting

Responsabilités

• Administer, maintain, patch, upgrade, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments across production, development, test, and disaster recovery platforms.
• Monitor database health, performance, availability, and capacity while performing proactive tuning of queries, stored procedures, indexes, statistics, and execution plans.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues including performance bottlenecks, blocking, locking, deadlocks, and system outages.
• Design, implement, and support HA/DR solutions including Always On Availability Groups, Clustering, Replication, Mirroring, and Log Shipping.
• Develop, test, and maintain backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Support application development teams by creating, optimizing, and troubleshooting T-SQL code, stored procedures, functions, views, and triggers.
• Participate in database architecture reviews, migration projects, upgrades, and modernization initiatives to improve scalability and performance.
• Automate routine DBA tasks using SQL Server Agent, PowerShell, and enterprise automation tools to enhance operational efficiency.
• Implement and maintain database monitoring solutions, dashboards, operational documentation, standards, and runbooks.
• Administer and support Azure-based database platforms, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VMs, and Azure Storage services.

Connaissances

SQL Server Administration

HA/DR

Performance Tuning

Backup & Recovery

T-SQL

Windows Server

Azure SQL

PowerShell

Outils

Idera

Redgate

SQL Sentry

SolarWinds DPA

Jenkins / CI-CD

Description du poste

Cognizant is seeking an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to join our enterprise infrastructure team. You will manage, optimize, and secure large-scale Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-prem and Azure.

The role emphasizes HA/DR, performance tuning, automation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role offers a remote USA work model with competitive salary and eligibility for Cognizant’s annual incentive program.