Senior Database Administrator – SQL Server/Azure (onsite, remote option)

Vitaver & Associates, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Vitaver & Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Database Administrator to manage SQL Server and Azure SQL in a Tallahassee-based project. The role covers production and non-production environments with on-site preference and potential telework for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities include administration, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and data modeling, with exposure to ETL/ELT workflows and Power BI integration.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise SQL Server environments (5+ years).
• Azure SQL Database/Managed Instance experience.
• DB installation, patching, security, monitoring, and high availability.
• T-SQL, schema design, indexing, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• ETL/ELT data transformation, mapping, and validation.
• Experience with Windows Services and processes interacting with SQL/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, monitor, and support SQL Server and Azure SQL databases across environments.
• Configure databases, storage, access controls, encryption, auditing, jobs, alerts, and monitoring.
• Plan, test, and document backup, restore, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Tune performance via query analysis, execution plans, indexing, and capacity planning.
• Design and maintain logical/physical data models, schemas, and data dictionaries.
• Develop & troubleshoot ETL/ELT workflows, data mapping, scheduling, and error handling.
• Support Windows Services, scheduled tasks, and app components reliant on DB connectivity.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure SQL

Azure SQL MI

T-SQL

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

Query optimization

Backup/Recovery

Performance tuning

Power BI

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

Source control

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code

Source control

Job description

15002 – Senior Database Administrator – SQL Server/Azure (onsite, remote option) – Tallahassee, FL

Start Date : ASAP

Type: Temporary Project

Estimated Duration :12 months with possible extensions

Work Setting: Candidates located within the Tallahassee area are preferred; however, telework may be authorized for highly qualified candidates at the discretion of the Department.

Required:

• Experience administering enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments, including production and non-production systems of medium to high complexity. (5+ years)


• Experience administering Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, or SQL Server hosted in Microsoft Azure.


• Experience with database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, security administration, monitoring, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup, recovery, and high availability.


• Experience with T-SQL, schema and physical database design, indexing, stored procedures, views, functions, execution plans, and query optimization.


• Experience designing and supporting data transformation and integration processes, including ETL/ELT, data mapping, validation, scheduling, and error handling.


• Experience supporting or troubleshooting Windows Services and scheduled processes that interact with Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Power BI, or enterprise applications.

Preferred:

• Experience with Azure services that support database, integration, monitoring, security, storage, automation, or data processing workloads.


• Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and technical requirements with stakeholders.


• Experience supporting regulated or government environments and implementing role-based access, auditing, encryption, least privilege, and data protection practices.


• Experience with Azure DevOps, source control, deployment pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, PowerShell, or other database automation and release-management practices.


• Current Microsoft certifications relevant to Azure database administration, Azure data services, Azure Solutions Architect, or related database technologies or SQL Server.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Administer, maintain, monitor, and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL databases across development, test, staging, and production environments.


• Configure and maintain instances, databases, storage, access controls, service accounts, encryption, auditing, database mail, jobs, alerts, and monitoring.


• Plan, implement, test, and document backup, restore, high availability, disaster recovery, database integrity, and continuity procedures.


• Monitor and tune database performance through query analysis, execution plans, indexing, statistics, configuration, capacity planning, and resource optimization.


• Design and maintain logical and physical data models, schemas, data dictionaries, tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and related database objects.


• Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot data transformation and integration processes, including ETL/ELT workflows, data mapping, validation, scheduling, and error handling.


• Support and troubleshoot Windows Services, scheduled tasks, and application components that depend on database connectivity, data processing, or integration services.