Senior MS SQL DBA - Remote, Cloud & HA Expert

DataStaff, Inc.; Virginia; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave

401k program after 6 months

Job summary

DataStaff, Inc. seeks a Tolling Senior MS SQL Database Administrator for a long-term contract near Richmond, VA. The role centers on SQL Server and cloud DB administration within the Tolling Engineering and Operations team, with occasional help desk duties.

The ideal candidate has T-SQL expertise, HA/DR experience, and hands-on work with Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks on Windows, with a focus on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IS or related field.
• Experience as a SQL Server DBA with high availability clustering/mirroring.
• Proficiency in Transact-SQL and Windows-based administration.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SQL Server databases for uptime and availability.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, security, and performance issues.
• Tune long-running SQL and optimize database tasks.
• Plan and implement SQL Server installations (2022, 2025+).
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams.

Skills

SQL Server DBA

High availability

T-SQL

Windows OS

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or IS

Tools

Azure Cloud

Snowflake

Databricks

SQL Server

Job description

DataStaff, Inc. seeks a Tolling Senior MS SQL Database Administrator for a long-term contract near Richmond, VA. The role centers on SQL Server and cloud DB administration within the Tolling Engineering and Operations team, with occasional help desk duties.

The ideal candidate has T-SQL expertise, HA/DR experience, and hands-on work with Azure, Snowflake, or Databricks on Windows, with a focus on reliability and performance.