Senior SQL DBA — HA/DR, Performance & Cloud Ready

Robotic Technologies Automation; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotic Technologies Automation in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced SQL Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure enterprise SQL Server environments. The role focuses on high availability, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and troubleshooting across mission-critical systems.

Candidates should have 7+ years in DB administration, strong T-SQL skills, and hands-on experience with Always On, replication, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Database Administration or SQL Server Engineering.
• 5+ years hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server environments.
• Strong experience with SQL Server performance tuning, troubleshooting, and query optimization.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain SQL Server database environments.
• Monitor database performance, availability, and overall system health.
• Identify and resolve database performance issues, blocking, deadlocks, and slow-running queries.
• Develop and maintain database backup, restoration, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Configure and manage Always On Availability Groups, replication, and failover solutions.
• Perform database upgrades, migrations, patching, and routine maintenance activities.
• Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, indexes, and execution plans.
• Manage database users, roles, permissions, security policies, and auditing.
• Monitor database storage, capacity, and resource utilization.
• Automate routine database administration tasks using SQL Agent and PowerShell scripts.
• Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure teams, and data engineers to resolve database-related issues.
• Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and compliance standards.

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

Performance tuning

Backup and recovery

High availability

Security and auditing

PowerShell

Windows Server

Cloud experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/CE

Master's degree preferred

Azure Database Administrator Associate

Azure Data Engineer Associate

SQL Server certifications

Tools

SSMS

SQL Server Agent

Extended Events

Redgate

SolarWinds

Azure SQL Database

AWS RDS for SQL Server

Job description

Robotic Technologies Automation in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced SQL Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure enterprise SQL Server environments. The role focuses on high availability, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and troubleshooting across mission-critical systems.

Candidates should have 7+ years in DB administration, strong T-SQL skills, and hands-on experience with Always On, replication, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).