Senior SQL Database Administrator at West 4th Strategy

West 4th Strategy; United States; A distancia; USD 125.000 - 135.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

401k contribution

Comprehensive benefits package

Descripción de la vacante

Government Publishing Office (GPO) seeks an experienced Senior SQL Database Administrator to lead SQL Server administration, performance tuning, and proactive capacity planning across clustered environments. You will coordinate RFCs and ServiceNow tickets while supporting multi-DBMS ecosystems including PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB.

You will collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and a mid-level team to ensure coverage and robust documentation, backups, and security controls in a federal

Formación

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on SQL Database Administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Expertise across SQL Server, clustering, scripting, and PL/SQL.
• Experience with multi-DBMS environments including PostgreSQL/MySQL/MariaDB.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as senior technical resource for SQL Server administration, troubleshooting, and tuning.
• Lead capacity planning and health monitoring for SQL Server/Cluster environments.
• Manage RFCs and ServiceNow tickets per SLAs.
• Assist customers with building, configuring, and Troubleshooting SQL databases.
• Troubleshoot application integration issues (e.g., SharePoint).
• Produce weekly activity reports and maintain system documentation.
• Collaborate with Oracle DBA and mid-level staff for full environment coverage.
• Maintain configurations and troubleshooting procedures.

Conocimientos

SQL Server

SQL Clustering

SQL Scripting

PL/SQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

MS Access

Herramientas

ServiceNow

Idera

SolarWinds

SharePoint

Descripción del empleo

Senior SQL Database Administrator

We need an experienced Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government, and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the agency. In this role, you will serve as the senior technical resource for all SQL Server administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning activities. You will also lead proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments, manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs, and collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and mid-level team members to ensure consistent operational coverage across the full database environment. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the senior technical resource for all SQL Server administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning activities
• Lead proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments
• Manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs
• Assist internal customers/users with building, configuring, and troubleshooting SQL databases
• Troubleshoot application-level integration issues tied to SQL Server (e.g., SharePoint connectivity)
• Produce weekly support activity reports documenting work performed and outcomes
• Collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and mid-level team members to ensure consistent operational coverage across the full database environment
• Maintain documentation of system configurations, changes, and troubleshooting procedures

BACKGROUND / REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 8 years of hands‑on experience as a SQL Database Administrator in enterprise production environments
• Demonstrated expertise across: SQL, SQL Server, SQL Clustering, SQL Scripting, and PL/SQL
• Working familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access (multi‑platform environment; team‑wide technology coverage is a proposal evaluation factor)
• DBA III‑level competency, demonstrated across the following areas:
• Provisioning & Config: Designs and automates Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) golden configurations
• Backup/Restore: Governs backup/DR strategy and leads recovery drills
• Patching: Sets patching cadence and risk controls
• Performance Tuning: Systematic, metrics‑driven tuning (internals/optimizer/storage‑level)
• HA/DR: Architects multi‑region Disaster Recovery solutions
• Monitoring & Alerting: Tunes alerting thresholds and builds monitoring dashboards
• Security & Compliance: Owns security policy and leads audits
• Scripting & Automation: Sets standards and governance for automation practices
• Incident Management: Leads incident command, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Experience with ITSM/ticketing platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) for request lifecycle management
• Experience with database monitoring/capacity planning tools (e.g., Idera, SolarWinds)
• Experience troubleshooting application‑level integrations with SQL Server (e.g., SharePoint)

DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Professional Oracle or SQL certifications
• Prior federal government or GSA Schedule task order experience
• Cloud‑hosted SQL environment experience (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, or similar)
• Experience mentoring or providing technical oversight to mid‑level DBA staff

LOCATION

Remote

CLEARANCE

Must be a US Citizen

CLIENT

Government Publishing Office (GPO)

HOURS

40 hours per week. 8 hours per day between core hours of 7:30am‑6:00pm EST. Periodic after‑hours availability for scheduled patching, reboots, and maintenance.

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION

Employment Classification Eligibility – W2

RELOCATION

Not eligible for relocation benefits

COMPENSATION

• Salary range: $125,000 – $135,000
• Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options. Full benefits brochure available for review.