Senior AWS SQL Server DBA - Cloud Performance & Security

4A Consulting, LLC; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work options

Career development

Job summary

4A Consulting, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to manage and optimize databases across a shared enterprise platform in AWS. You will ensure performance, availability, and security while collaborating with developers and infrastructure teams.

The role emphasizes backup/recovery, high availability, and compliance on AWS with Windows Server administration. A strong foundation in SQL Server and AWS services is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field; master's preferred.
• 5+ years of professional DBA experience, including AWS cloud databases.
• Hands-on with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, and RDS for SQL Server.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services for networking, security, monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Strong Windows Server administration and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor database health and optimize queries, indexes, and configurations.
• Provision, configure, and scale AWS cloud databases (RDS/Aurora) across platforms.
• Implement backup, replication, and disaster-recovery procedures to minimize downtime.
• Manage access controls, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability assessments for databases.
• Configure monitoring, logging, alerts, and dashboards using AWS tools; troubleshoot incidents.

Skills

SQL performance

AWS cloud

SQL Server

Windows Server

Database security

Data modeling

Monitoring & incidents

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Amazon RDS

Aurora PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

4A Consulting, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to manage and optimize databases across a shared enterprise platform in AWS. You will ensure performance, availability, and security while collaborating with developers and infrastructure teams.

The role emphasizes backup/recovery, high availability, and compliance on AWS with Windows Server administration. A strong foundation in SQL Server and AWS services is essential for success.