Senior SQL Database Administrator – Azure Cloud & Migration

TEKsystems; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TEKsystems is partnering with a client in Plano, TX to identify a tenured SQL Database Administrator who will support database modernization, security, governance, and cloud transformation initiatives.

This hybrid role in Plano, TX requires administering SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure, managing Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, and leading cloud database migrations while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DBA experience.
• SQL Server administration.,
• Azure SQL Database.,
• Azure SQL Managed Instance.,
• Performance tuning.
• Always On Availability Groups.
• Disaster recovery.
• T-SQL.
• PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Administer SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure platforms.
• Manage Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• Perform database performance tuning and optimization.
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Automate administrative processes using T-SQL and PowerShell.
• Support database security, governance, and compliance initiatives.
• Lead cloud database migration efforts.
• Mentor junior database professionals.

Skills

7+ years DBA experience

SQL Server administration

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Performance tuning

Always On Availability Groups

Disaster recovery

T-SQL

PowerShell

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform or ARM templates

Azure Data Lake

Azure Purview

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse Analytics

Job description

TEKsystems is partnering with a client in Plano, TX to identify a tenured SQL Database Administrator who will support database modernization, security, governance, and cloud transformation initiatives.

This hybrid role in Plano, TX requires administering SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure, managing Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, and leading cloud database migrations while mentoring junior staff.