Senior SQL DBA & Cloud Migration Architect

COGNOSTRATEGY LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DOT Headquarters in Washington, DC seeks a Senior SQL Database Administrator to lead migrations from on‑premises to AWS and Azure. The role requires hands‑on experience with Always‑On, SQL Clusters, and cloud platforms, ensuring security, availability, and scalability across enterprise databases.

You will architect, optimize, and automate database operations, mentor DBAs, and collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to deliver reliable data services in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of DBA experience with SQL Server and cloud migrations.
• Strong expertise in SQL Server administration on‑premises and in AWS/Azure Cloud environments.
• Experience migrating Always‑On and SQL Cluster to Azure and AWS Cloud (IaaS/PaaS).
• Hands‑on with SQL Server installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server across on‑premises, AWS, and Azure.
• Plan and execute migrations to AWS and Azure (IaaS and PaaS).
• Design disaster recovery strategies and ensure security, availability, and performance.
• Monitor performance, manage maintenance tasks, and optimize indexes and statistics.
• Lead migration projects, mentor DBAs, and drive automation initiatives.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure Cloud

AWS Cloud

Migration

High Availability

Security

Tools

VMware

Managed Instances

Job description

DOT Headquarters in Washington, DC seeks a Senior SQL Database Administrator to lead migrations from on‑premises to AWS and Azure. The role requires hands‑on experience with Always‑On, SQL Clusters, and cloud platforms, ensuring security, availability, and scalability across enterprise databases.

You will architect, optimize, and automate database operations, mentor DBAs, and collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to deliver reliable data services in a fast‑paced environment.