Senior Cloud SQL Server Engineer — Azure/AWS HA & Security

Unity Technologies Corporation; New Cumberland (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UnityTec is seeking a Senior Cloud Database Systems Engineer (SQL Server) to design, implement, secure, and sustain mission-critical database environments across on-premises, Azure, and AWS infrastructure in New Cumberland, PA. The role focuses on modernization, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and comprehensive documentation.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in engineering and SQL Server administration within DoD or Federal IT, with DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

Qualifications

• Must have five or more years of overall engineering experience.
• Must have five or more years of SQL Server database administration and analysis support experience.
• Must have five or more years of experience supporting DoD or Federal IT systems.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ or CySA+) is required.
• SQL-focused certification (MCSA SQL 2016 DBA, Azure DBA Associate, or higher) required.
• U.S. citizenship and current DoD Secret clearance are required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, secure, and sustain Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises, Azure, and AWS.
• Lead database modernization, high availability, disaster recovery, performance optimization, security, and documentation.
• Provision, install, configure, operate, maintain, and enhance enterprise database infrastructure.
• Develop, optimize, and administer SQL Server solutions hosted on Azure IaaS, PaaS, and Azure Managed Instance.
• Implement Azure-native capabilities for scalability, HA, security, monitoring, and resilience.
• Administer AWS database environments and ensure availability and security.
• Create and maintain PowerShell automation scripts for server administration and database operations.
• Produce technical documentation and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Security+

CySA+

MCSA SQL 2016 DBA

Azure DBA Associate

SQL Server

Cloud databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SQL Server

Azure

AWS

Job description

UnityTec is seeking a Senior Cloud Database Systems Engineer (SQL Server) to design, implement, secure, and sustain mission-critical database environments across on-premises, Azure, and AWS infrastructure in New Cumberland, PA. The role focuses on modernization, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and comprehensive documentation.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in engineering and SQL Server administration within DoD or Federal IT, with DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification