Senior SQL DBA - 24/7 Support, HA & DR

Intellibee; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-Term stability

Health coverage

401(k) program

Green Card processing support

Job summary

IntelliBee requires a Senior SQL Database Administrator to provide enterprise-wide support for AIRS production and non-production databases in Arkansas. 4+ years of SQL Server 2022+ experience, with deep knowledge of DB administration, backup/recovery, security, and DR planning.

Responsibilities include installing/upgrading SQL Servers, monitoring logs, managing HA and VLDB environments, and leveraging AWS storage/EC2. Strong T-SQL, ETL, and PowerShell skills needed.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of SQL Server 2022+ administration in enterprise databases.
• Installing/upgrading SQL Servers with service packs and updates.
• Managing security, auditing, encryption at rest/transit, and DR planning.
• Experience with AWS storage and EC2 for DB storage.
• Proficient in T-SQL, tuning, and ETL methods.
• Ability to support high-availability and VLDB environments.
• Strong communication skills and on-call readiness.

Responsibilities

• Install and upgrade SQL Servers, apply service packs and updates.
• Configure and monitor SQL Server Agent jobs and error logs.
• Use SQL Server native tools, Profiler, DMVs, Extended Events.
• Plan capacity; manage storage with AWS/EC2 for DBs.
• Implement backups, restore with point-in-time recovery.
• Develop DR plans to meet RPO/RTO; test DR procedures.
• Maintain security, auditing, encryption; comply with standards.
• Support Always On and Windows Failover Clustering.
• Assist with disaster recovery testing and failover drills.
• Collaborate with applications teams on performance and tuning.
• Create and test maintenance plans and backups schedules.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support for production systems.

Skills

SQL Server 2022

SQL Server Agent

Error log monitoring

SQL Server native tools

SQL Server Profiler

Index Tuning Advisor

Configuration Manager

Extended Events

Performance Monitor

Dynamic Management View

SQL Server Broker

Linked Servers

MSDTC

Security and auditing

Encryption

Backup and recovery

Disaster Recovery

T-SQL

High Availability

VLDB

AWS storage

Windows Server

EC2

PowerShell

Failover Clustering

Education

Certifications Required

Tools

Windows Server

EC2 Instances

PowerShell

SQL Server 2022

Job description

IntelliBee requires a Senior SQL Database Administrator to provide enterprise-wide support for AIRS production and non-production databases in Arkansas. 4+ years of SQL Server 2022+ experience, with deep knowledge of DB administration, backup/recovery, security, and DR planning.

Responsibilities include installing/upgrading SQL Servers, monitoring logs, managing HA and VLDB environments, and leveraging AWS storage/EC2. Strong T-SQL, ETL, and PowerShell skills needed.